Education at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

If you are interested in studying education, you may want to check out the program at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UMN Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and has a total student population of 52,017. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 387 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.

UMN Twin Cities Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UMN Twin Cities

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

UMN Twin Cities does offer online education options in education for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

UMN Twin Cities Education Rankings

There were 48 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #69 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at UMN Twin Cities

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

UMN Twin Cities Education Master’s Program

Of the 387 students who graduated with a master’s in education from UMN Twin Cities in 2021, 30% were men and 70% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in education each year. UMN Twin Cities does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from UMN Twin Cities, 75% 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 Minnesota - Twin Cities with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	19
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	26
White	289
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	25

Concentrations Within Education

Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	263
Educational Administration	67
Curriculum & Instruction	49
Special Education	43
Teacher Education Subject Specific	39
Other Education	27
Educational Assessment	5
Multilingual Education	1

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences

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 MN, the home state for University of Minnesota - Twin Cities.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Teacher Assistants	34,800	$32,120
Elementary School Teachers	22,940	$64,950
High School Teachers	20,940	$64,610
Middle School Teachers	11,510	$61,410
Preschool Teachers	8,180	$37,500

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 AlexiusHoratius under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.