Education at Grambling State University

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

GSU is located in Grambling, Louisiana and has a total student population of 5,438. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 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.

GSU Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at GSU

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, GSU does offer online courses in education for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

GSU Education Rankings

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #311 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at GSU

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

GSU Education Master’s Program

Of the 15 students who earned a master's degree in Education from GSU in 2020-2021, 13% were men and 87% were women.

In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 93% of degree recipients. That is 63% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Education

Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Grambling State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Education	19
Teacher Education Grade Specific	4
Curriculum & Instruction	3

Related Majors

• Social Sciences

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 LA, the home state for Grambling State University.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Elementary School Teachers	24,070	$48,740
Teacher Assistants	17,110	$21,510
High School Teachers	13,930	$51,810
Middle School Teachers	6,750	$49,960
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	4,970	$55,500

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.