Education at Virginia Tech

If you are interested in studying education, you may want to check out the program at Virginia Tech. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and approximately 37,024 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.

Virginia Tech Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Education
• Doctorate Degree in Education

Online Classes Are Available at Virginia Tech

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.

Virginia Tech does offer online education options in education for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Virginia Tech Education Rankings

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.

There were 56 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #50 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at Virginia Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at Virginia Tech.

Virginia Tech Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 126 education majors earned their master's degree from Virginia Tech. Of these graduates, 23% were men and 77% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. Virginia Tech does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from Virginia Tech, 79% 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 Tech with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	100
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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 Tech. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Curriculum & Instruction	110
Educational Administration	67
Teacher Education Grade Specific	58
Student Counseling	19
Teacher Education Subject Specific	14
Educational Assessment	8

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology
• Family, Consumer & Human 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 VA, the home state for Virginia Tech.

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
• Image Credit: By Eric T Gunther under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.