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Education at Virginia Tech

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

Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and approximately 37,024 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 126 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.

Virginia Tech Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Virginia Tech

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Virginia Tech offers distance education options for education at the following degree levels:

Virginia Tech Education Rankings

There were 56 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #50 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at Virginia Tech

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

Virginia Tech Education Master’s Program

77% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 126 education students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Virginia Tech, about 23% were men and 77% were women.

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Of the students who received a education master's degree from Virginia Tech, 79% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 100
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

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 Virginia Tech. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Curriculum & Instruction 110
Educational Administration 67
Teacher Education Grade Specific 58
Student Counseling 19
Teacher Education Subject Specific 14
Educational Assessment 8

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 VA, the home state for Virginia Tech.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Elementary School Teachers 36,450 $67,610
Teacher Assistants 31,030 $28,000
High School Teachers 26,830 $68,770
Middle School Teachers 17,130 $66,870
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 12,720 $41,370

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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