Education at California State University - Fullerton

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

Cal State Fullerton is located in Fullerton, California and approximately 42,051 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 430 students received their master's degree in education.

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

Cal State Fullerton Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Cal State Fullerton

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.

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

• Master’s Degree

Cal State Fullerton Education Rankings

There were 41 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #85 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at Cal State Fullerton

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

Cal State Fullerton Education Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 430 students earned a master's degree in education from Cal State Fullerton. About 80% of these graduates were women and the other 20% were men.

In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 56% of degree recipients. That is 26% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	54
Black or African American	25
Hispanic or Latino	150
White	158
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	31

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 California State University - Fullerton. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Education	255
Instructional Media Design	129
Student Counseling	46
Educational Administration	41

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Psychology
• Communication & Journalism
• History
• 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 CA, the home state for California State University - Fullerton.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Teacher Assistants	167,950	$35,350
Elementary School Teachers	162,440	$80,100
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Preschool Teachers	52,950	$37,850
Middle School Teachers	46,500	$75,660

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.