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Education at Virginia State University

88% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Virginia State is located in Petersburg, Virginia and approximately 4,020 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 State Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Virginia 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.

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

Virginia State Education Rankings

The education major at Virginia 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 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #388 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at Virginia State

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

Virginia State Education Bachelor’s Program

35% Women

88% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 65% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 35% went to women. The typical education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at Virginia State since its program graduates 46% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 57% 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 State University with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	37
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Virginia State Education Master’s Program

65% Women

80% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of education master's degrees went to men and 65% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. Virginia State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 80% of degree recipients. That is 49% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	37
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Virginia State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Subject Specific	52
Educational Administration	9
Student Counseling	2
Curriculum & Instruction	1

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 State 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
Image Credit: By Kevin Coles under License

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