Education at SUNY New Paltz

Every education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the education program at SUNY New Paltz stacks up to those at other schools.

SUNY New Paltz is located in New Paltz, New York and has a total student population of 7,489.

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

SUNY New Paltz Education Degrees Available

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

SUNY New Paltz Education Rankings

The education major at SUNY New Paltz 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.

Education Student Demographics at SUNY New Paltz

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at SUNY New Paltz.

SUNY New Paltz Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at SUNY New Paltz are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from SUNY New Paltz with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	35
White	183
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

SUNY New Paltz Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of education master's degrees went to men and 74% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. SUNY New Paltz does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from SUNY New Paltz, 78% 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 SUNY New Paltz with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	139
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from SUNY New Paltz. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Subject Specific	186
Teacher Education Grade Specific	142
Educational Administration	67
Teaching English or French	41
Special Education	23
Multilingual Education	20
Student Counseling	9

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 NY, the home state for SUNY New Paltz.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Teacher Assistants	123,960	$31,330
Elementary School Teachers	82,590	$83,010
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300
Middle School Teachers	39,950	$83,490
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers	31,840	$56,060

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 crz4mets2 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.