Education at Boston University

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

Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 32,718 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 527 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.

Boston U Education Degrees Available

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

Boston U Education Rankings

There were 28 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #145 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at Boston U

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

Boston U Education Master’s Program

Of the 527 students who graduated with a master’s in education from Boston U in 2021, 22% were men and 78% were women.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from Boston U, 63% 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 Boston University with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	33
Black or African American	29
Hispanic or Latino	40
White	330
International Students	49
Other Races/Ethnicities	46

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 Boston University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Subject Specific	201
Curriculum & Instruction	156
Educational Administration	86
Special Education	35
Teacher Education Grade Specific	33
Teaching English or French	30
Student Counseling	27
Educational Assessment	1
General Education	1

Related Majors

• History
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Psychology
• Social Sciences

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 MA, the home state for Boston University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Teacher Assistants	38,770	$35,680
Elementary School Teachers	30,380	$82,600
High School Teachers	26,420	$80,020
Middle School Teachers	16,910	$79,030
Preschool Teachers	16,360	$39,180

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 Cmcnicoll at English Wikipedia under License

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