Education at Simmons University

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

Simmons is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 6,263 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 90 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.

Simmons Education Degrees Available

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

Simmons Education Rankings

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #457 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at Simmons

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

Simmons Education Master’s Program

Of the 90 students who earned a master's degree in Education from Simmons in 2020-2021, 3% were men and 97% were women.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from Simmons, 64% 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 Simmons University with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	58
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Simmons University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Special Education	82
Teacher Education Grade Specific	5
General Education	3
Teacher Education Subject Specific	2

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Psychology
• 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 MA, the home state for Simmons University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Teacher Assistants	38,770	$35,680
Elementary School Teachers	30,380	$82,600
High School Teachers	26,420	$80,020
Middle School Teachers	16,910	$79,030
Preschool Teachers	16,360	$39,180

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.