Education at The University of Texas at Austin

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

UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and has a total student population of 50,476. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 171 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 Austin Education Degrees Available

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

UT Austin Education Rankings

There were 59 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #45 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at UT Austin

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

UT Austin Education Master’s Program

Of the 171 students who earned a master's degree in Education from UT Austin in 2020-2021, 35% were men and 65% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in education each year. UT Austin does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	45
White	83
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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 The University of Texas at Austin. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Educational Administration	68
Teacher Education Subject Specific	58
Curriculum & Instruction	53
Special Education	47
Teacher Education Grade Specific	4

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• History
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Communication & Journalism
• 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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas at Austin.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Elementary School Teachers	136,780	$56,520
High School Teachers	110,420	$58,190
Teacher Assistants	88,700	$23,290
Middle School Teachers	66,470	$56,580
Preschool Teachers	34,790	$34,960

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 Reid Sullivan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.