Education at University of New Orleans

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

UNO is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and approximately 8,375 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 56 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.

UNO Education Degrees Available

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

UNO Education Rankings

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #343 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at UNO

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

UNO Education Master’s Program

Of the 56 education students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UNO, about 16% were men and 84% were women.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from UNO, 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 39% of degree recipients. That is 9% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	34
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Education

The following education concentations are available at University of New Orleans. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of New Orleans. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Educational Administration	28
Teacher Education Grade Specific	18
Student Counseling	13
Curriculum & Instruction	6

Related Majors

• Psychology
• History
• 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 LA, the home state for University of New Orleans.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Elementary School Teachers	24,070	$48,740
Teacher Assistants	17,110	$21,510
High School Teachers	13,930	$51,810
Middle School Teachers	6,750	$49,960
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	4,970	$55,500

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 Infrogmation of New Orleans under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.