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Education Studies

Using Your EDS Degree

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Education Studies majors at ΢Ȧ come from a variety of places across the country and world. The department has 100% four year graduation rate and the majors follow a variety of paths after graduation. Graduates may enroll in graduate school, enter the teaching profession, or seek other professional opportunities.

In a survey of graduates from the 2022, 2023, and 2024 cohorts (52% response rate), 79% were currently employed and 71% were pursuing advanced study. Of those employed, 100% were working in the field of education. 

The graduate survey also included a series of questions regarding candidates’ use of strategies, and candidates were asked to rate the degree to which their learning at ΢Ȧ impacted the use of different types of strategies.  Completers were also given the opportunity to add additional comments about their strategy use and their preparation at ΢Ȧ. For example, results of this survey indicated that 100 % of the completers who teach mathematics are using strategies learned at ΢Ȧ to do so.  In addition, 100 % of the completers who teach students from diverse and racial backgrounds report using strategies learned at ΢Ȧ. The comments provided by completers indicate appreciation for the various ways in which completers recognize the effectiveness of their preparation.  Below are some examples of completer comments:

“΢Ȧ definitely prepared me for all the aspects of my teaching career so far.”

 

“For me the most predominate skill I learned at ΢Ȧ is classroom management.  I find I’m much more in command of my classes than most of the teachers I work alongside.”

 

“I learned a lot of skills for approaching effective lesson planning and reaching a variety of learners.”

 

“A huge thing that I learned while at ΢Ȧ was professionalism.  We were taught how and expected to be professional in our junior block and student teaching placements and that has had a lasting impact on me now.”