Education at University of Connecticut

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

UCONN is located in Storrs, Connecticut and approximately 27,215 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 230 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.

UCONN Education Degrees Available

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

UCONN Education Rankings

There were 29 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #141 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at UCONN

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

UCONN Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 230 education majors earned their master's degree from UCONN. Of these graduates, 27% were men and 73% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in education each year. UCONN does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from UCONN, 73% 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 Connecticut with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	167
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Connecticut. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Curriculum & Instruction	153
Educational Administration	57
Special Education	51
General Education	37
Other Education	31
Student Counseling	15
Teacher Education Grade Specific	15
Educational Assessment	13
Multilingual Education	13
Instructional Media Design	10
Teacher Education Subject Specific	6

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• 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 CT, the home state for University of Connecticut.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Teacher Assistants	22,930	$34,650
Elementary School Teachers	16,320	$75,480
High School Teachers	15,410	$76,980
Middle School Teachers	8,480	$76,130
Preschool Teachers	5,690	$43,350

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 Daderot under License

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