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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree in Education
• Master’s Degree in Education

Online Classes Are Available at UNR

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UNR offers distance education options for education at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

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

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of education master's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from UNR, 58% 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 40% 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	7
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	34
White	110
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	27

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
Curriculum & Instruction	2
Teaching English or French	2

Related Majors

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.