Education at Northcentral University

If you are interested in studying education, you may want to check out the program at Northcentral University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Northcentral University is located in San Diego, California and approximately 12,471 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 231 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.

Northcentral University Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Northcentral 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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Northcentral University does offer online courses in education for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Northcentral University Education Rankings

There were 392 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at Northcentral University

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

Northcentral University Education Master’s Program

Of the 231 students who graduated with a master’s in education from Northcentral University in 2021, 27% were men and 73% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in education each year. Northcentral University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 49% of degree recipients. That is 19% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	82
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	94
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	35

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 Northcentral University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Education	697
Educational Administration	69
Curriculum & Instruction	7
Teacher Education Grade Specific	3

Related Majors

• Psychology

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 CA, the home state for Northcentral University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Teacher Assistants	167,950	$35,350
Elementary School Teachers	162,440	$80,100
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Preschool Teachers	52,950	$37,850
Middle School Teachers	46,500	$75,660

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.