General Education at Southern Connecticut State University

If you are interested in studying general education, you may want to check out the program at Southern Connecticut State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SCSU is located in New Haven, Connecticut and approximately 9,331 students attend the school each year.

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

SCSU General Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Education

SCSU General Education Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

In 2021, 23 students received their master’s degree in education from SCSU. This makes it the #156 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of SCSU Education Graduates

The median salary of education students who receive their bachelor's degree at SCSU is $31,650. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $33,820 for all education students.

Education Student Demographics at SCSU

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

SCSU General Education Master’s Program

Of the 23 students who earned a master's degree in General Education from SCSU in 2020-2021, 22% were men and 78% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in education each year. SCSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from SCSU, 83% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

SCSU also has a doctoral program available in education. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Other Education
• Multilingual Education
• Student Counseling
• Educational Administration
• Teacher Education Subject Specific

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 CT, the home state for Southern Connecticut State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Education Professors	660	$84,030

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 Southern Connecticut State University under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.