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. In 2021, 166 education majors received their bachelor's degree from SDSU.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Education

SDSU Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the education progam at SDSU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools	390

In 2021, 387 students received their master’s degree in education from SDSU. This makes it the #68 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

Of the 166 education students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from SDSU, about 4% were men and 96% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 32% 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	29
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	59
White	47
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

SDSU Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 387 students graduated with a master's degree in education from SDSU. About 19% were men and 81% were women.

In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% of degree recipients. That is 30% 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	46
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	151
White	131
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	42

SDSU also has a doctoral program available in education. In 2021, 39 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology
• Social Sciences

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.