Find Affordable College Courses

What Do You Want to Study?

Education at Texas State University

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Texas State is located in San Marcos, Texas and approximately 37,812 students attend the school each year.

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

Texas State Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Texas State

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Texas State does offer online courses in education for the following degree levels:

Master’s Degree

Texas State Education Rankings

The education major at Texas State 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.

There were 23 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #176 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at Texas State

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

Texas State Education Bachelor’s Program

96% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 4% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 96% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% more racial-ethnic minorities in its education bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	130
White	158
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

Texas State Education Master’s Program

78% Women

47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of education master's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. Texas State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from Texas State, 52% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 47% of degree recipients. That is 16% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Texas State University with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	78
White	116
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	255
Educational Administration	73
Special Education	52
Teacher Education Subject Specific	23
Other Education	6
Instructional Media Design	4
Multilingual Education	2

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 Texas 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.

Course Advisor provides higher-education, college and university, degree, program, career, salary, and other helpful information to students, faculty, institutions, and other internet audiences. Presented information and data are subject to change. Inclusion on this website does not imply or represent a direct relationship with the company, school, or brand. Information, though believed correct at time of publication, may not be correct, and no warranty is provided. Contact the schools to verify any information before relying on it. Financial aid may be available for those who qualify. The displayed options may include sponsored or recommended results, not necessarily based on your preferences.