Education at Fresno Pacific University

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

Fresno Pacific is located in Fresno, California and approximately 3,995 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 118 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.

Fresno Pacific Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Education

Online Classes Are Available at Fresno Pacific

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.

Fresno Pacific does offer online education options in education for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Fresno Pacific Education Rankings

Education Student Demographics at Fresno Pacific

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

Fresno Pacific Education Master’s Program

Of the 118 education students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Fresno Pacific, about 28% were men and 72% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in education each year. Fresno Pacific does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

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 Fresno Pacific University with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	49
White	47
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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 Fresno Pacific University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Subject Specific	43
Student Counseling	27
Teacher Education Grade Specific	22
Educational Administration	11
Special Education	10
Curriculum & Instruction	5

Related Majors

• Library Science
• Psychology

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 Fresno Pacific University.

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 Jon Harder under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.