Education at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus

Every education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the education program at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

UW Tacoma is located in Tacoma, Washington and approximately 5,364 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 64 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 Tacoma Education Degrees Available

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

UW Tacoma Education Rankings

There were 19 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #214 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at UW Tacoma

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

UW Tacoma Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 28% of education master's degrees went to men and 72% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in education each year. UW Tacoma does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from UW Tacoma, 53% 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 39% of degree recipients. That is 9% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	34
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Concentrations Within Education

The following education concentations are available at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Washington - Tacoma Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Education	44
Teacher Education Grade Specific	33
Educational Administration	6

Related Majors

• 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 - Tacoma 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

More about our data sources and methodologies.