Education at The University of Tennessee - Martin

Every education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the education program at The University of Tennessee - Martin stacks up to those at other schools.

UT Martin is located in Martin, Tennessee and approximately 7,117 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 164 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.

UT Martin Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Education

Online Classes Are Available at UT Martin

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? UT Martin offers distance education options for education at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UT Martin Education Rankings

Education Student Demographics at UT Martin

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

UT Martin Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 164 education majors earned their master's degree from UT Martin. Of these graduates, 24% were men and 76% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in education each year. UT Martin 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 UT Martin, 82% 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 The University of Tennessee - Martin with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	24
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	134
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 The University of Tennessee - Martin. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	109
Educational Administration	37
Student Counseling	18

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• Family, Consumer & Human 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 TN, the home state for The University of Tennessee - Martin.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Elementary School Teachers	28,880	$52,610
Teacher Assistants	22,240	$24,890
High School Teachers	20,190	$53,620
Middle School Teachers	12,140	$52,260
Preschool Teachers	6,160	$32,630

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.