Education at University of Utah

If you plan to study education, take a look at what University of Utah has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

U of U is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and approximately 33,081 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 140 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.

U of U Education Degrees Available

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

U of U Education Rankings

There were 45 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #77 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at U of U

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

U of U Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 140 students graduated with a master's degree in education from U of U. About 11% were men and 89% were women.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from U of U, 77% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	108
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Educational Administration	82
Special Education	53
Education Philosophy	33
Teaching English or French	23
Teacher Education Subject Specific	22

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• History
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• 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 UT, the home state for University of Utah.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Teacher Assistants	17,830	$26,230
Elementary School Teachers	11,990	$59,880
High School Teachers	10,170	$59,070
Middle School Teachers	6,540	$61,880
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers	4,560	$35,220

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 University of Utah under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.