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Careers in Education

The field of Education offers a broad range of opportunities for career choices. Typically, most educators begin their professional lives as classroom teachers. The choices for a prospective teacher with a bachelor's degree include:

  • Teaching at various age levels, from pre-school through high school
  • Teaching subject-area choices as diverse as:
    • Elementary education (grades Kindergarten - 6th)
    • Mathematics
    • English
    • Foreign languages
    • Art
    • Music education
    • Social sciences
    • Physical education
    • .... and more

Many teachers continue their formal education beyond the bachelor's degree and earn:

  • Masters Degrees
  • Specialist Degrees
  • Doctorate Degrees

With each level of specialization comes added opportunities for professional diversity and advancement.

  • An elementary teacher might earn a Masters Degree in School Administration and, after a few years of teaching, become a school principal or program administrator.
  • Or a high school biology teacher could go on to earn a Ph.D. or Ed.D. and teach at the college or university level.

The variations are almost endless!!!