Education at SUNY Potsdam

13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

SUNY Potsdam is located in Potsdam, New York and has a total student population of 3,084.

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 Potsdam Education Degrees Available

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

SUNY Potsdam Education Rankings

The education major at SUNY Potsdam 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 Potsdam

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

SUNY Potsdam Education Bachelor’s Program

71% Women

13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. The typical education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at SUNY Potsdam since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at SUNY Potsdam 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 Potsdam with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	146
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

SUNY Potsdam Education Master’s Program

80% Women

9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of education master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. SUNY Potsdam 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 SUNY Potsdam, 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 Potsdam with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	100
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Education

The following education concentations are available at SUNY Potsdam. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from SUNY Potsdam. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Subject Specific	125
Teacher Education Grade Specific	103
Curriculum & Instruction	16
Special Education	11
Instructional Media Design	3

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 Potsdam.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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