Education at Auburn University

If you plan to study education, take a look at what Auburn University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Auburn is located in Auburn, Alabama and has a total student population of 30,737. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 197 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.

Auburn Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Auburn

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

• Master’s Degree

Auburn Education Rankings

There were 47 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #72 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at Auburn

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

Auburn Education Master’s Program

The education program at Auburn awarded 197 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 24% of these degrees went to men with the other 76% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in education each year. Auburn does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from Auburn, 62% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	122
International Students	39
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Auburn University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	106
Teacher Education Subject Specific	78
Educational Administration	52
Student Counseling	38
General Education	36
Special Education	14
Instructional Media Design	3
Educational Assessment	2

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• History
• Social Sciences
• Family, Consumer & Human 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 AL, the home state for Auburn University.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Elementary School Teachers	23,850	$49,850
High School Teachers	16,270	$51,180
Middle School Teachers	10,010	$50,210
Teacher Assistants	9,210	$21,190
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	3,770	$53,420

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 Robert S. Donovan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.