Education at University of Nevada - Reno

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

UNR is located in Reno, Nevada and approximately 20,722 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 94 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.

UNR Education Degrees Available

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

UNR Education Rankings

There were 18 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #225 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at UNR

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

UNR Education Master’s Program

Of the 94 students who earned a master's degree in Education from UNR in 2020-2021, 26% were men and 74% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in education each year. UNR does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from UNR, 61% 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 38% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	57
International Students	0
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 Nevada - Reno. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Educational Administration	33
General Education	16
Teacher Education Grade Specific	16
Student Counseling	15
Special Education	14
Multilingual Education	10
Teaching Assistants	6
Teaching English or French	2
Curriculum & Instruction	2

Related Majors

• History
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• 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 NV, the home state for University of Nevada - Reno.

Occupation	Jobs in NV	Average Salary in NV
Elementary School Teachers	10,360	$56,970
Teacher Assistants	6,160	$31,080
High School Teachers	5,930	$57,910
Middle School Teachers	4,300	$58,460
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	2,970	$43,200

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 delamare under License

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