Education at University of San Diego

Every education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the education program at University of San Diego stacks up to those at other schools.

USD is located in San Diego, California and has a total student population of 8,861. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 240 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.

USD Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at USD

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, USD does offer online courses in education for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

USD Education Rankings

There were 15 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #258 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at USD

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

USD Education Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 240 students earned a master's degree in education from USD. About 80% of these graduates were women and the other 20% were men.

In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 13% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	20
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	62
White	119
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

Concentrations Within Education

Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of San Diego. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Educational Administration	90
General Education	89
Curriculum & Instruction	70
Teaching English or French	4
Special Education	2

Related Majors

• Social Sciences
• 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 University of San Diego.

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 Walleigh under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.