Education at Santa Clara University

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

SCU is located in Santa Clara, California and approximately 8,616 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 140 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.

SCU Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Education

SCU Education Rankings

Education Student Demographics at SCU

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

SCU Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 140 students graduated with a master's degree in education from SCU. About 26% were men and 74% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in education each year. SCU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% 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 Santa Clara University with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	44
White	57
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Concentrations Within Education

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	108
Educational Administration	32

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 Santa Clara 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
• Image Credit: By Arnaudh under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.