Education at University of St. Thomas

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

UST is located in Houston, Texas and has a total student population of 3,692. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 289 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.

UST Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UST

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.

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

• Master’s Degree

UST Education Rankings

There were 26 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #157 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at UST

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

UST Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 289 students graduated with a master's degree in education from UST. About 15% were men and 85% were women.

In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 71% of degree recipients. That is 41% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	66
Hispanic or Latino	126
White	72
International Students	5
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 St. Thomas. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Educational Administration	116
Student Counseling	94
Special Education	47
Curriculum & Instruction	20
Teacher Education Subject Specific	13
Instructional Media Design	9
General Education	8
Multilingual Education	7
Teacher Education Grade Specific	1

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 TX, the home state for University of St. Thomas.

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
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More about our data sources and methodologies.