Education at University of West Alabama

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 West Alabama stacks up to those at other schools.

University of West Alabama is located in Livingston, Alabama and approximately 5,734 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1,072 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.

University of West Alabama Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at University of West Alabama

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? University of West Alabama offers distance education options for education at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

University of West Alabama Education Rankings

There were 17 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #234 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at University of West Alabama

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

University of West Alabama Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of education master's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from University of West Alabama, 63% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	236
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	676
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	145

Concentrations Within Education

The following education concentations are available at University of West Alabama. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of West Alabama. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	575
Educational Administration	260
Student Counseling	137
Special Education	128
Instructional Media Design	88
Teacher Education Subject Specific	70
Other Education	17

Related Majors

• Psychology
• Communication & Journalism

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 AL, the home state for University of West Alabama.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Elementary School Teachers	23,850	$49,850
High School Teachers	16,270	$51,180
Middle School Teachers	10,010	$50,210
Teacher Assistants	9,210	$21,190
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	3,770	$53,420

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 Jet Lowe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.