Education at University of Massachusetts - Boston

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

UMass Boston is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 16,259 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 248 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.

UMass Boston Education Degrees Available

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

UMass Boston Education Rankings

There were 20 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #204 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at UMass Boston

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

UMass Boston Education Master’s Program

Of the 248 education students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UMass Boston, about 31% were men and 69% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in education each year. UMass Boston 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 UMass Boston, 62% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 34% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	42
Hispanic or Latino	26
White	153
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

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 Massachusetts - Boston. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	141
Special Education	89
Instructional Media Design	40
Educational Administration	27
Student Counseling	26
Other Education	12
Educational Assessment	7
General Education	6
Multilingual Education	1
Teacher Education Subject Specific	1

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Social Sciences
• 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 MA, the home state for University of Massachusetts - Boston.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Teacher Assistants	38,770	$35,680
Elementary School Teachers	30,380	$82,600
High School Teachers	26,420	$80,020
Middle School Teachers	16,910	$79,030
Preschool Teachers	16,360	$39,180

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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