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Education at University of Chicago

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

UChicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 17,834. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 38 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.

UChicago Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Education

UChicago Education Rankings

Education Student Demographics at UChicago

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

UChicago Education Master’s Program

79% Women
55% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 38 education majors earned their master's degree from UChicago. Of these graduates, 21% were men and 79% were women.

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In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 55% of degree recipients. That is 25% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 12
White 17
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 Chicago. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific 46

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 IL, the home state for University of Chicago.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Elementary School Teachers 65,630 $62,140
Teacher Assistants 60,630 $27,710
High School Teachers 43,720 $72,370
Preschool Teachers 24,120 $31,500
Middle School Teachers 22,320 $63,860

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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