Education at University of Puget Sound

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

Puget Sound is located in Tacoma, Washington and approximately 2,130 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students received a bachelor's degree in education from Puget Sound.

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

Puget Sound Education Degrees Available

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

Puget Sound Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks education programs across the country. The following shows how Puget Sound performed in these rankings.

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 Puget Sound 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
Best Education Master’s Degree Schools	19
	55
	74
Most Focused Education Master’s Degree Schools	389
Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools	533
Best Value Education Schools	650

In 2021, 45 students received their master’s degree in education from Puget Sound. This makes it the #641 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

Education Student Demographics at Puget Sound

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

Puget Sound Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 education majors earned their bachelor's degree from Puget Sound. Of these graduates, 25% were men and 75% were women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at Puget Sound 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 University of Puget Sound with a bachelor's in education.

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

Puget Sound Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 45 students graduated with a master's degree in education from Puget Sound. About 31% were men and 69% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. Puget Sound does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from Puget Sound, 56% 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 42% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	25
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Puget Sound also has a doctoral program available in education. In 2021, 0 student 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 University of Puget Sound. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Education	29
Student Counseling	15
Teacher Education Subject Specific	4
Curriculum & Instruction	1

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology
• Social Sciences

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 WA, the home state for University of Puget Sound.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Teacher Assistants	37,810	$35,130
Elementary School Teachers	26,900	$65,180
High School Teachers	14,560	$67,550
Coaches and Scouts	12,520	$43,420
Preschool Teachers	11,050	$32,960

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 Joe Mabel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.