Education at Augusta University

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

Augusta University is located in Augusta, Georgia and approximately 8,920 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 107 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.

Augusta University Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Augusta University

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.

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

Augusta University Education Rankings

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #326 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at Augusta University

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

Augusta University Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 107 education majors earned their master's degree from Augusta University. Of these graduates, 21% were men and 79% were women.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from Augusta University, 59% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 41% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	31
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	63
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Concentrations Within Education

Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Augusta University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Curriculum & Instruction	140
Educational Administration	45
Teacher Education Subject Specific	34
General Education	30
Special Education	18
Student Counseling	12
Educational Assessment	10

Related Majors

• Social 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 GA, the home state for Augusta University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Elementary School Teachers	53,940	$56,360
Teacher Assistants	37,150	$21,770
High School Teachers	27,620	$58,050
Middle School Teachers	24,530	$58,190
Preschool Teachers	14,430	$30,910

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.