Education at McDaniel College

What traits are you looking for in a education school? To help you decide if McDaniel College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's education program.

McDaniel is located in Westminster, Maryland and approximately 2,931 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.

McDaniel Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at McDaniel

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.

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

• Master’s Degree

McDaniel Education Rankings

Education Student Demographics at McDaniel

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

McDaniel Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of education master's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. McDaniel does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from McDaniel, 65% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	151
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	52

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 McDaniel College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Educational Administration	118
Multilingual Education	71
Curriculum & Instruction	62
Teacher Education Subject Specific	46
Student Counseling	36
Teacher Education Grade Specific	36
Special Education	24
Teaching English or French	6
Instructional Media Design	5

Related Majors

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 MD, the home state for McDaniel College.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Elementary School Teachers	28,250	$71,060
Teacher Assistants	21,060	$33,280
High School Teachers	19,330	$72,610
Middle School Teachers	12,450	$69,710
Preschool Teachers	9,400	$38,440

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 Swissbeauty under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.