Education at Stephen F Austin State University

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

SFASU is located in Nacogdoches, Texas and has a total student population of 12,620.

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

SFASU Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Education
• Doctorate Degree in Education

Online Classes Are Available at SFASU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

SFASU does offer online education options in education for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

SFASU 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.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #402 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at SFASU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at Stephen F Austin State University.

SFASU Education Master’s Program

The education program at SFASU awarded 181 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 15% of these degrees went to men with the other 85% going to women.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from SFASU, 72% 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 Stephen F Austin State University with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	130
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

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 Stephen F Austin State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Educational Administration	102
Teacher Education Grade Specific	31
Special Education	30
General Education	8
Curriculum & Instruction	8
Student Counseling	8

Related Majors

• History
• Social Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology
• Family, Consumer & Human 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 TX, the home state for Stephen F Austin State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Elementary School Teachers	136,780	$56,520
High School Teachers	110,420	$58,190
Teacher Assistants	88,700	$23,290
Middle School Teachers	66,470	$56,580
Preschool Teachers	34,790	$34,960

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.