Teacher Education at New Jersey City University

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

NJCU is located in Jersey City, New Jersey and has a total student population of 7,550.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Teacher Education section at the bottom of this page.

NJCU Teacher Education Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Teacher Education

Online Classes Are Available at NJCU

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? NJCU offers distance education options for teacher education at the following degree levels:

Master’s Degree

NJCU Teacher Education Rankings

Teacher Education Student Demographics at NJCU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the teacher education majors at New Jersey City University.

NJCU Teacher Education Master’s Program

62% Women

41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of teacher education master's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in teacher education each year. NJCU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 19% more men than average.

Of the students who received a teacher education master's degree from NJCU, 52% 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 New Jersey City University with a master's in teacher education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Careers That Teacher Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in teacher 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 NJ, the home state for New Jersey City University.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Elementary School Teachers	41,600	$70,660
High School Teachers	29,140	$76,390

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
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