Education at University of Arizona

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

University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and approximately 45,601 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 188 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.

University of Arizona Education Degrees Available

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

University of Arizona Education Rankings

There were 54 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #54 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at University of Arizona

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

University of Arizona Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of education master's degrees went to men and 73% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in education each year. University of Arizona does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from University of Arizona, 51% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 14% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	50
White	95
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	22

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 University of Arizona. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Special Education	82
General Education	62
Educational Administration	55
Teacher Education Grade Specific	28
Teaching English or French	28
Teacher Education Subject Specific	26
Instructional Media Design	4
Educational Assessment	2

Related Majors

• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• 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 AZ, the home state for University of Arizona.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
Teacher Assistants	25,540	$25,620
Elementary School Teachers	22,510	$44,430
High School Teachers	17,200	$48,610
Middle School Teachers	11,330	$43,560
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	7,870	$53,980

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 Msr69er under License

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