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Social Studies Education at SUNY Old Westbury

Social Studies Education at SUNY Old Westbury

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

SUNY Old Westbury is located in Old Westbury, New York and has a total student population of 5,007.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Social Studies Education section at the bottom of this page.

SUNY Old Westbury Social Studies Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Social Studies Teacher Education
  • Master’s Degree in Social Studies Teacher Education

SUNY Old Westbury Social Studies Education Rankings

Social Studies Teacher Education Student Demographics at SUNY Old Westbury

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social studies teacher education majors at SUNY Old Westbury.

SUNY Old Westbury Social Studies Education Master’s Program

44% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 56% of social studies teacher education master's degrees went to men and 44% went to women.

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Of the students who received a social studies teacher education master's degree from SUNY Old Westbury, 78% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the social studies teacher education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 22% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from SUNY Old Westbury with a master's in social studies teacher education.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Social Studies Teacher Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in social studies teacher 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 NY, the home state for SUNY Old Westbury.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers 74,830 $85,300
Middle School Teachers 39,950 $83,490
Education Professors 5,590 $88,580
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors 1,510 $93,280

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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