Education at North Carolina Central University

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

North Carolina Central University is located in Durham, North Carolina and has a total student population of 8,078. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 69 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.

North Carolina Central University Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Education

Online Classes Are Available at North Carolina Central University

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? North Carolina Central University offers distance education options for education at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

North Carolina Central University Education Rankings

Education Student Demographics at North Carolina Central University

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

North Carolina Central University Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 69 students graduated with a master's degree in education from North Carolina Central University. About 23% were men and 77% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in education each year. North Carolina Central University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 80% of degree recipients. That is 50% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	51
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 North Carolina Central University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	22
Educational Administration	20
Student Counseling	16
Instructional Media Design	7
Special Education	4

Related Majors

• History
• Psychology
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Library Science

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 NC, the home state for North Carolina Central University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Elementary School Teachers	40,830	$46,500
Teacher Assistants	31,090	$23,960
High School Teachers	25,240	$47,580
Middle School Teachers	18,640	$47,050
Preschool Teachers	16,110	$28,260

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 RDUpedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.