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Education at San Jose State University

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

San Jose State is located in San Jose, California and approximately 36,208 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 335 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.

San Jose State Education Degrees Available

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

San Jose State Education Rankings

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #311 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at San Jose State

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

San Jose State Education Master’s Program

84% Women
65% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The education program at San Jose State awarded 335 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 16% of these degrees went to men with the other 84% going to women.

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In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 65% of degree recipients. That is 35% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 90
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 99
White 96
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 38

Concentrations Within Education

The following education concentations are available at San Jose State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from San Jose State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Education 233
Student Counseling 74
Teaching English or French 19
Educational Administration 11
Teacher Education Subject Specific 11
Teacher Education Grade Specific 5

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 San Jose State 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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