Education at Texas State University

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. Of the 7,822 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Texas State University in 2021, 183 of them were education majors.

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
• Doctorate 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 following rankings from College Factual show how the education progam at Texas State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools	342
Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools	360
Most Focused Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	382
Most Focused Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	996

In 2021, 197 students received their master’s degree in education from Texas State. This makes it the #207 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

Of the 183 education students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Texas State, about 6% were men and 94% were women.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at Texas State are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% 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	2
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	66
White	97
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Texas State Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 197 students graduated with a master's degree in education from Texas State. About 21% were men and 79% were 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 1% more men than average.

In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 49% of degree recipients. That is 19% 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	3
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	69
White	97
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Texas State also has a doctoral program available in education. In 2021, 23 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

Related Majors

• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Social Sciences
• Psychology
• Communication & Journalism

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.