Education at University of North Texas

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

UNT is located in Denton, Texas and approximately 40,953 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 404 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.

UNT Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UNT

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UNT does offer online courses in education for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UNT Education Rankings

There were 56 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #50 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at UNT

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

UNT Education Master’s Program

Of the 404 education students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UNT, about 24% were men and 76% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in education each year. UNT does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from UNT, 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 36% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	39
Hispanic or Latino	79
White	246
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

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 North Texas. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Educational Administration	184
Student Counseling	69
Instructional Media Design	52
Special Education	52
General Education	47
Teacher Education Subject Specific	35
Curriculum & Instruction	32
Teacher Education Grade Specific	4
Teaching English or French	1

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Social Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• 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 TX, the home state for University of North Texas.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Elementary School Teachers	136,780	$56,520
High School Teachers	110,420	$58,190
Teacher Assistants	88,700	$23,290
Middle School Teachers	66,470	$56,580
Preschool Teachers	34,790	$34,960

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 Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.