Education at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota

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

SMU MN is located in Winona, Minnesota and has a total student population of 5,152. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 484 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.

SMU MN Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at SMU MN

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

SMU MN does offer online education options in education for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

SMU MN Education Rankings

There were 18 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #225 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at SMU MN

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota.

SMU MN Education Master’s Program

Of the 484 education students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from SMU MN, about 19% were men and 81% were women.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from SMU MN, 81% 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 Saint Mary's University of Minnesota with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	393
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	57

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Education	262
Educational Administration	140
Special Education	58
Instructional Media Design	52
Teacher Education Subject Specific	32
Curriculum & Instruction	31
Teaching English or French	16
Multilingual Education	3
Other Education	1

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• 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 MN, the home state for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Teacher Assistants	34,800	$32,120
Elementary School Teachers	22,940	$64,950
High School Teachers	20,940	$64,610
Middle School Teachers	11,510	$61,410
Preschool Teachers	8,180	$37,500

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 Mulad under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.