Education at San Diego State University

What traits are you looking for in a education school? To help you decide if San Diego State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's education program.

SDSU is located in San Diego, California and approximately 36,334 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Education section at the bottom of this page.

SDSU Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Education
• Master’s Degree in Education

SDSU Education Rankings

The education major at SDSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Education. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 39 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #92 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at SDSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at San Diego State University.

SDSU Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 1% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 99% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 41% more racial-ethnic minorities in its education bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from San Diego State University with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	21
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	65
White	37
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

SDSU Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of education master's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% of degree recipients. That is 28% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from San Diego State University with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	45
Black or African American	24
Hispanic or Latino	201
White	178
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	78

Concentrations Within Education

If you plan to be a education major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at San Diego State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	359
General Education	145
Student Counseling	72
Educational Administration	31
Multilingual Education	15
Teaching English or French	6
Teacher Education Subject Specific	2

Related Majors

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for San Diego State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Teacher Assistants	167,950	$35,350
Elementary School Teachers	162,440	$80,100
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Preschool Teachers	52,950	$37,850
Middle School Teachers	46,500	$75,660

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Wikipedia User:Geographer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.