Education at University of the Cumberlands

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

Cumberlands is located in Williamsburg, Kentucky and approximately 19,110 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1,311 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.

Cumberlands Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Cumberlands

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

• Master’s Degree

Cumberlands Education Rankings

There were 94 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #17 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at Cumberlands

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

Cumberlands Education Master’s Program

Of the 1,311 students who earned a master's degree in Education from Cumberlands in 2020-2021, 25% were men and 75% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in education each year. Cumberlands does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	379
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	896

Concentrations Within Education

Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of the Cumberlands. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Educational Administration	467
Teacher Education Grade Specific	270
Curriculum & Instruction	196
Teacher Education Subject Specific	195
Student Counseling	165
Special Education	112

Related Majors

• 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 KY, the home state for University of the Cumberlands.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Elementary School Teachers	19,150	$53,830
Teacher Assistants	16,570	$27,290
High School Teachers	12,250	$56,200
Middle School Teachers	8,180	$54,620
Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	4,290	$87,420

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 Ichabod under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.