Education at Duke University

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

Duke is located in Durham, North Carolina and approximately 16,172 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.

Duke Education Degrees Available

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

Duke Education Rankings

Education Student Demographics at Duke

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

Duke Education Master’s Program

50% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of education master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. Duke does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 31% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from Duke, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 Duke University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	99

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 NC, the home state for Duke University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Elementary School Teachers	40,830	$46,500
Teacher Assistants	31,090	$23,960
High School Teachers	25,240	$47,580
Middle School Teachers	18,640	$47,050
Preschool Teachers	16,110	$28,260

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
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