Education at Georgia Southern University

Every education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the education program at Georgia Southern University stacks up to those at other schools.

GaSou is located in Statesboro, Georgia and has a total student population of 26,949. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 576 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.

GaSou Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at GaSou

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? GaSou offers distance education options for education at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

GaSou Education Rankings

There were 24 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #168 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at GaSou

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

GaSou Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 576 education majors earned their master's degree from GaSou. Of these graduates, 14% were men and 86% were women.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from GaSou, 72% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	111
Hispanic or Latino	30
White	414
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

Concentrations Within Education

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	379
Educational Administration	210
Instructional Media Design	51
Student Counseling	30
Teacher Education Subject Specific	19
Curriculum & Instruction	14
Multilingual Education	12
Educational Assessment	3
Teaching English or French	1

Related Majors

• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences
• 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 GA, the home state for Georgia Southern 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 Richardelainechambers at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.