Education at University of Massachusetts - Lowell

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

UMass Lowell is located in Lowell, Massachusetts and approximately 18,150 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 88 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 Lowell Education Degrees Available

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

UMass Lowell Education Rankings

There were 27 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #153 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at UMass Lowell

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

UMass Lowell Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 88 students graduated with a master's degree in education from UMass Lowell. About 16% were men and 84% were women.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from UMass Lowell, 90% 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 Massachusetts - Lowell with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	79
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Educational Administration	51
Curriculum & Instruction	47
Teacher Education Subject Specific	17

Related Majors

• 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 - Lowell.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.