Education at University of California - Riverside

What traits are you looking for in a education school? To help you decide if University of California - Riverside is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's education program.

UCR is located in Riverside, California and has a total student population of 26,434. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 181 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.

UCR Education Degrees Available

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

UCR Education Rankings

There were 14 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #273 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at UCR

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

UCR Education Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 181 students earned a master's degree in education from UCR. About 76% of these graduates were women and the other 24% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in education each year. UCR does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 69% of degree recipients. That is 39% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	94
White	49
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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 California - Riverside. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Education	195

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Psychology
• Social 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 CA, the home state for University of California - Riverside.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Teacher Assistants	167,950	$35,350
Elementary School Teachers	162,440	$80,100
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Preschool Teachers	52,950	$37,850
Middle School Teachers	46,500	$75,660

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 Amerique under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.