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General Education at SUNY Empire State College

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General Education at SUNY Empire State College

If you plan to study general education, take a look at what SUNY Empire State College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SUNY Empire is located in Saratoga Springs, New York and has a total student population of 10,724. Of the 1,966 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from SUNY Empire State College in 2021, 95 of them were general education majors.

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.

SUNY Empire General Education Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Education
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Education

Online Classes Are Available at SUNY Empire

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? SUNY Empire offers distance education options for education at the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree
  • Bachelor’s Degree

SUNY Empire General Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the education progam at SUNY Empire compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The education major at SUNY Empire is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Online General Education Schools 6
Best General Education Associate Degree Schools 17
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Best Value General Education Associate Degree Schools 20
Most Popular General Education Associate Degree Schools 36
Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 113

Earnings of SUNY Empire Education Graduates

The median salary of education students who receive their bachelor's degree at SUNY Empire is $33,185. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $33,820 for all education students.

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Education Student Demographics at SUNY Empire

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

SUNY Empire General Education Associate’s Program

100% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of education associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in education at SUNY Empire are white. Around 75% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from SUNY Empire State College with a associate's in education.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 12
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

SUNY Empire General Education Bachelor’s Program

91% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 95 students earned a bachelor's degree in education from SUNY Empire. About 91% of these graduates were women and the other 9% were men.

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About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at SUNY Empire 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 Empire State College with a bachelor's in education.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 16
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 65
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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

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 Empire State College.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Education Professors 5,590 $88,580

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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