Education at East Carolina University

What traits are you looking for in a education school? To help you decide if East Carolina University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's education program.

ECU is located in Greenville, North Carolina and approximately 28,798 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 186 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.

ECU Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at ECU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

ECU Education Rankings

There were 39 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #92 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at ECU

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

ECU Education Master’s Program

Of the 186 education students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from ECU, about 19% were men and 81% were women.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from ECU, 74% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	33
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	138
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Concentrations Within Education

Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from East Carolina University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Educational Administration	113
Teacher Education Grade Specific	86
Teacher Education Subject Specific	52
Instructional Media Design	43
Special Education	36
Student Counseling	11
Teaching English or French	6
Curriculum & Instruction	3

Related Majors

• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• 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 NC, the home state for East Carolina University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Elementary School Teachers	40,830	$46,500
Teacher Assistants	31,090	$23,960
High School Teachers	25,240	$47,580
Middle School Teachers	18,640	$47,050
Preschool Teachers	16,110	$28,260

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 Luca Masters under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.