Education Major
If you are considering a career in education after college, there are many exciting opportunities from which you can choose — and many college majors that can prepare you for this career path. HelloCollege offers education career services designed to help college-bound students explore their interest in the field of education so they can make more informed decisions. Our individualized college major exploration services can help you find the right college and major to turn your future career goals into a reality.
Popular Education Careers
Many people pursue education careers because they want to be teachers at the primary or secondary level. However, there are also many administrative, specialist and higher education careers to consider. The following list highlights some of the most popular education major jobs, although there are other possibilities not included:
- Elementary School Teacher
- Middle School Teacher
- High School Teacher
- Special Education Teacher
- School Principal or Vice Principal
- Superintendent
- Standardized Test Developer
- Education Consultant
- Curriculum Designer
- Art, Drama or Music Teacher
- Instructional Coordinator
- Librarian
- School Guidance Counselor
- Career Counselor
- Adult Literacy/GED Teacher
- Health Educator
- Physical Education Teacher
- Training and Development Manager
- Textbook Author
Common Education Majors
For many successful education professionals, a career in this field started with an education undergraduate degree. If you think you want to go into education, choosing the right college major can improve your chances of landing the type of job you want after you graduate.
While there are many college majors related to education, it is important to note that you do not actually need to major in education to get a teaching job — in most cases. In fact, many teachers majored in other fields and then obtained their teaching certification after graduation. This is common for teachers at the middle school and high school levels, many of whom earned degrees in the subjects they teach. For example, a high school math teacher may have majored in a math-related field before pursuing her or his teaching certification.
Some of the most popular college majors for those who want to pursue education careers include the following:
- Elementary Education
- Secondary Education
- Educational Leadership
- Special Education
- Early Education Studies
- Higher Education Leadership and Administration
- STEM
- Psychology
- History
- Sociology
- English/Liberal Arts
Note that these degree programs represent just a sample of the myriad options available at colleges and universities across the country.
Explore Education Career Paths With HelloCollege
The individualized college major exploration services offered by HelloCollege can help you explore your interest in education, or any other field you may be considering. Our process begins with a comprehensive career aptitude test. We will not tell you what field or college major you should consider. Instead, a certified career coach will work closely with you, giving you the information and tools you need to better understand potential college major options and to select schools that can help you reach your goals.
To learn more, contact HelloCollege today!
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Kevin Krebs
Kevin Krebs is a first-generation college student and lifelong entrepreneur; he has founded four companies and helped launch a student-athlete mentoring program at his alma mater Northwestern University. A two-sport athlete at Northwestern in football and baseball, Kevin supports higher education by empowering schools and parents with expert college admissions and guidance on paying for college while inspiring students to achieve their potential through goal-oriented mentoring programs.
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Dan Farnesi
Dan enjoys helping students make the most out of their lives, and he is able to follow this passion daily at HelloCollege. Dan began working as a consultant for HelloCollege’s parent company, Partners For Achievement, in 2013 and soon took on the role of Executive Vice President. He has helped lead the company in developing structure, efficiency, useful tools, and an ever-refined approach to college planning that has deeply impacted its families. In June 2019, Dan was named President and COO of PFA/HelloCollege.
After graduating from college and earning his Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation, Dan spent the early part of his career working for a large corporation. He realized that sometimes the best way to improve your work environment is to start your own company. He built his own companies in the mortgage, home building, and restaurant/live music industries and then began a consulting practice that led him to PFA. Dan draws on life lessons from many important people who motivate him to never stop learning, never stop improving, and to continually stretch for new and more effective ways to help others. He is very excited about HelloCollege and the opportunity to serve more and more families throughout the country.
Dan’s favorite thing to do is spend time with his wife and family. He also loves music, golf, the outdoors, and being involved in his community.
Working with students and parents has proven to be the most rewarding job of his career. Dan is grateful to be on this journey with teammates who share his passion for helping students and their families.
Student Success Director, College Counselor
Terri C. Houston
Terri Houston is a trainer, partner and mentor of students, college administrators, and business professionals around the country. “Ms. H”, as affectionately known by students she has guided and mentored, most recently served as an independent consultant designing customized inclusive leadership training for colleges and universities.
Terri shares HelloCollege’s goals of helping students and parents navigate the complicated college planning process. Terri’s unique and extensive experience working with college students and universities provides HelloCollege families with unparalleled insight into higher education. For more than 13 years, Terri served as senior director for recruitment and multicultural affairs at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where she partnered with admissions, financial aid and orientation departments overseeing pre-enrollment and retention programs for high school juniors, seniors, college freshmen and their parents.
Additionally, she managed diversity, equity and inclusion efforts for Portland Oregon’s largest behavioral healthcare organization and directed recruitment, student leadership and career development programs at Iowa State University, Ferris State University and Chicago’s Robert Morris University where she began her higher education career. And although a proud Chicago native, she traveled around the world through the internationally renowned Semester at Sea Program.
Terri holds a Bachelors from Loras College and a Masters from Central Michigan University. She is a certified Life Coach, Safe-zone® trainer and professionally accredited through the Central Association of College and University Business Officers. Terri’s commitment around making college accessible and achievable for students and parents is her number one goal.
Director Of Service, College Counselor
Allison Dahleen
Allison is a self-proclaimed “people-person” and has a variety of experiences working with students within the higher education field. She has worked as a student advocate for graduate students while also founding new digital learning programs for renowned institutions such as the University of Kentucky. Allison has her BSBA in Comprehensive Marketing from the University of West Florida where she also completed her MSA in Administration Leadership. Allison brings a wealth of knowledge about college programming, expectations required of a student, and the ins and outs of university procedures and policies.
Allison was born and raised in Chicago’s southwest suburbs and attended Stagg High School in Palos Hills, IL. In her free time you can find Allison traveling or coaching basketball for the Southside Shooters basketball club.
College Counselor
Rabab Ahmed
Rabab Ahmed is a coffee fanatic, adventure seeker, and proponent of student success. She has worked with diverse student populations in K-12 and higher education. She served as their academic advisor, mentor, and college success coach. She is a firm believer in the holistic student experience. As a proponent of student success, she aims for her students to thrive in and out of the classroom.
Rabab has her Doctorate of Education from Bowling Green State University in Leadership Studies. Her expertise in the realm of college readiness allows for her to enhance the successful transition of secondary graduates to post-secondary education through the utilization of the concepts of sense of belonging, the academic and non-academic factors of college readiness, and various data collection techniques. Her passion for student success stems from her inaccessibility to an inclusive learning environment that was designed to foster high academics, social, and emotional competencies of each student while growing up.
When Rabab is not working, she enjoys visiting local coffee shops, cooking, and running.
College Counselor
Amanda Yoder
Amanda moved 14 times between kindergarten and 12th grade. This life of constant change taught her a lot about how to build resiliency and form relationships with all types of people. After the 9/11 attacks, she felt the call to serve her country and joined the military, where she learned key components of leadership, various careers, and diverse cultures–all of which she loves to apply when working with students.
Amanda then worked as a financial counselor while completing her Bachelor’s and Master’s of Education at Old Dominion University. Since then, she has served as a school counselor for nearly 10 years. In part due to her background as a combat veteran, Amanda possesses a diverse and extensive understanding of the challenges that military families face. When she became a counselor, she found they were underserved in the college application process, so she used that knowledge to innovate various presentations and programs to support children of military members in their pathways to college.
She has delivered training to thousands of educators and families and has served on the Virginia Department of Education’s Military Student Support Process Action Team since 2017. Amanda was born in Pennsylvania and now resides in Virginia. When Amanda is not working, you can find her traveling, gardening, or spending time with family and friends.
College Counselor
Debra Gershow
College Counselor
Don Keller
Don is an accomplished College Admissions Counselor with over two decades of professional student services experience emphasizing precision and detail. He earned both his MS in Sports Management and his BA in Elementary Education at University of Florida. Don has also spent over five years reading applications for UC – Berkeley and the Questbridge Scholars program.
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Raymond Gonzales
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