Teacher Education Grade Specific at University of Massachusetts - Boston

What traits are you looking for in a grade specific ed school? To help you decide if University of Massachusetts - Boston is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's grade specific ed program.

UMass Boston is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 16,259 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Teacher Education Grade Specific section at the bottom of this page.

UMass Boston Teacher Education Grade Specific Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Grade Specific Ed
• Master’s Degree in Grade Specific Ed

UMass Boston Teacher Education Grade Specific Rankings

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in grade specific ed, making the school the #33 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Grade Specific Ed Student Demographics at UMass Boston

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

UMass Boston Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of grade specific ed master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in grade specific ed each year. UMass Boston does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 17% more men than average.

Of the students who received a grade specific ed master's degree from UMass Boston, 52% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the grade specific ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 45% of degree recipients. That is 12% 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 grade specific ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	46
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Concentrations Within Teacher Education Grade Specific

If you plan to be a grade specific ed 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 Development & Methodology	138
Early Childhood Education	3

Related Majors

• Multilingual Education
• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• General Education
• Educational Assessment
• Other Education

Careers That Grade Specific Ed Grads May Go Into

A degree in grade specific ed 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
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
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers	9,490	$56,330

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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