Education at Queens College

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

QC is located in Queens, New York and has a total student population of 19,700. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 433 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.

QC Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Education

Online Classes Are Available at QC

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? QC offers distance education options for education at the following degree levels:

QC Education Rankings

Education Student Demographics at QC

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

QC Education Master’s Program

Of the 433 students who graduated with a master’s in education from QC in 2021, 24% were men and 76% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in education each year. QC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 52% of degree recipients. That is 22% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	76
Black or African American	26
Hispanic or Latino	110
White	204
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

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 Queens College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Subject Specific	301
Special Education	111
Teacher Education Grade Specific	109
Teaching English or French	40
Multilingual Education	25
Student Counseling	21
Educational Administration	18

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• History
• Social Sciences
• Psychology
• Library Science

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 NY, the home state for Queens College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Teacher Assistants	123,960	$31,330
Elementary School Teachers	82,590	$83,010
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300
Middle School Teachers	39,950	$83,490
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers	31,840	$56,060

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.