Education at Delta State University

If you plan to study education, take a look at what Delta State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Delta State University is located in Cleveland, Mississippi and has a total student population of 2,999. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 194 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.

Delta State University Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Delta State University

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Delta State University does offer online courses in education for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Delta State University Education Rankings

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #402 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at Delta State University

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

Delta State University Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 194 education majors earned their master's degree from Delta State University. Of these graduates, 24% were men and 76% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in education each year. Delta State University 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 53% of degree recipients. That is 23% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	86
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	87
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Education

The following education concentations are available at Delta State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Delta State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	85
Educational Administration	60
Teacher Education Subject Specific	24
Student Counseling	18
Special Education	7
General Education	6

Related Majors

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 MS, the home state for Delta State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Elementary School Teachers	13,390	$43,860
Teacher Assistants	10,710	$19,940
High School Teachers	8,920	$47,190
Middle School Teachers	5,510	$46,370
Preschool Teachers	2,820	$27,940

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 Kilobytezero under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.