Education at Columbus State University

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

CSU is located in Columbus, Georgia and approximately 8,372 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 142 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.

CSU Education Degrees Available

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

CSU Education Rankings

There were 23 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #176 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at CSU

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

CSU Education Master’s Program

Of the 142 students who graduated with a master’s in education from CSU in 2021, 21% were men and 79% were women.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from CSU, 55% 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 44% of degree recipients. That is 14% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	50
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	78
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	89
Educational Administration	37
Other Education	23
Special Education	19
Teacher Education Subject Specific	14
Student Counseling	13
Teaching English or French	1

Related Majors

• 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 GA, the home state for Columbus State University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Elementary School Teachers	53,940	$56,360
Teacher Assistants	37,150	$21,770
High School Teachers	27,620	$58,050
Middle School Teachers	24,530	$58,190
Preschool Teachers	14,430	$30,910

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 Deutschlandreform under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.