Education at Virginia Commonwealth University
VCU is located in Richmond, Virginia and approximately 29,070 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.
VCU Education Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Education
- Master’s Degree in Education
Online Classes Are Available at VCU
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.
Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? VCU offers distance education options for education at the following degree levels:
- Master’s Degree
VCU Education Rankings
The education major at VCU 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 52 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #61 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Education Student Demographics at VCU
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at Virginia Commonwealth University.
VCU Education Bachelor’s Program
Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 29% 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 Virginia Commonwealth University with a bachelor's in education.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 55 |
Black or African American | 93 |
Hispanic or Latino | 40 |
White | 142 |
International Students | 4 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 43 |
VCU Education Master’s Program
Of the students who received a education master's degree from VCU, 66% 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 Virginia Commonwealth University with a master's in education.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 6 |
Black or African American | 15 |
Hispanic or Latino | 14 |
White | 96 |
International Students | 3 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 11 |
Concentrations Within Education
Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Virginia Commonwealth University. A concentration may not be available for your level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
Teacher Education Subject Specific | 463 |
General Education | 116 |
Educational Administration | 64 |
Special Education | 55 |
Teacher Education Grade Specific | 23 |
Student Counseling | 12 |
Curriculum & Instruction | 1 |
Related Majors
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 VA, the home state for Virginia Commonwealth University.
Occupation | Jobs in VA | Average Salary in VA |
---|---|---|
Elementary School Teachers | 36,450 | $67,610 |
Teacher Assistants | 31,030 | $28,000 |
High School Teachers | 26,830 | $68,770 |
Middle School Teachers | 17,130 | $66,870 |
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors | 12,720 | $41,370 |
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
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More about our data sources and methodologies.