Education at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

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

UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and approximately 48,149 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 342 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.

UW Seattle Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UW Seattle

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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree

UW Seattle Education Rankings

There were 51 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #64 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at UW Seattle

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

UW Seattle Education Master’s Program

Of the 342 students who earned a master's degree in Education from UW Seattle in 2020-2021, 29% were men and 71% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in education each year. UW Seattle does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from UW Seattle, 52% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	38
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	54
White	177
International Students	19
Other Races/Ethnicities	38

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 Washington - Seattle Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Educational Administration	139
Teacher Education Grade Specific	106
Teacher Education Subject Specific	65
Special Education	32
Curriculum & Instruction	30
Educational Assessment	11
Teaching English or French	10

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• History
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Psychology
• 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 WA, the home state for University of Washington - Seattle Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Teacher Assistants	37,810	$35,130
Elementary School Teachers	26,900	$65,180
High School Teachers	14,560	$67,550
Coaches and Scouts	12,520	$43,420
Preschool Teachers	11,050	$32,960

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 Joe Mabel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.