Education at University of Alaska Southeast

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

UAS is located in Juneau, Alaska and approximately 2,070 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 93 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.

UAS Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Education

Online Classes Are Available at UAS

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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

UAS Education Rankings

Education Student Demographics at UAS

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

UAS Education Master’s Program

Of the 93 students who earned a master's degree in Education from UAS in 2020-2021, 31% were men and 69% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in education each year. UAS does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from UAS, 70% 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 University of Alaska Southeast with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	65
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

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 University of Alaska Southeast. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	48
Educational Administration	35
Special Education	23
Teacher Education Subject Specific	11
Instructional Media Design	7

Related Majors

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 AK, the home state for University of Alaska Southeast.

Occupation	Jobs in AK	Average Salary in AK
Teacher Assistants	4,440	$39,640
Elementary School Teachers	3,870	$74,070
High School Teachers	2,380	$77,920
Middle School Teachers	1,370	$75,770
Preschool Teachers	940	$36,210

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.