Education at Howard 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 Howard University stacks up to those at other schools.

Howard is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 10,859 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 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.

Howard Education Degrees Available

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

Howard Education Rankings

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #363 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at Howard

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

Howard Education Master’s Program

The education program at Howard awarded 13 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 46% of these degrees went to men with the other 54% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in education each year. Howard does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 24% more men than average.

In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 77% of degree recipients. That is 47% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	1
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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Howard University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Educational Administration	18
Special Education	3
Teacher Education Grade Specific	1

Related Majors

• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Psychology
• 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 DC, the home state for Howard University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
High School Teachers	3,850	$65,180
Elementary School Teachers	3,260	$79,480
Teacher Assistants	2,860	$35,300
Social Scientists	2,690	$102,300

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 Josh under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.