Social Studies Education at SUNY Old Westbury

What traits are you looking for in a social studies teacher education school? To help you decide if SUNY Old Westbury is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's social studies teacher education program.

SUNY Old Westbury is located in Old Westbury, New York and approximately 5,007 students attend the school each year.

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

SUNY Old Westbury Social Studies Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Studies Teacher Education
• Master’s Degree in Social Studies Teacher Education

SUNY Old Westbury Social Studies Education Rankings

The social studies teacher education major at SUNY Old Westbury is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Social Studies 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.

Social Studies Teacher Education Student Demographics at SUNY Old Westbury

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social studies teacher education majors at SUNY Old Westbury.

SUNY Old Westbury Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of social studies teacher education bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical social studies teacher education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% women. So female students are more repesented at SUNY Old Westbury since its program graduates 10% more women than average.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social studies teacher education at SUNY Old Westbury are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% more racial-ethnic minorities in its social studies teacher education bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from SUNY Old Westbury with a bachelor's in social studies teacher education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

SUNY Old Westbury Social Studies Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of social studies teacher education master's degrees went to men and 44% went to women.

Of the students who received a social studies teacher education master's degree from SUNY Old Westbury, 78% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the social studies teacher education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 22% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from SUNY Old Westbury with a master's in social studies teacher education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Biology Education
• Mathematics Education
• Spanish Education
• English & Language Arts Education
• Reading Teacher Education

Careers That Social Studies Teacher Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in social studies teacher 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 Old Westbury.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300
Middle School Teachers	39,950	$83,490
Education Professors	5,590	$88,580
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	1,510	$93,280

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
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More about our data sources and methodologies.