Education at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

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

UWM is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and approximately 24,565 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 95 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.

UWM Education Degrees Available

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

UWM Education Rankings

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #326 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at UWM

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

UWM Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 24% of education master's degrees went to men and 76% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in education each year. UWM does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from UWM, 75% 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 Wisconsin - Milwaukee with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	71
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

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 Wisconsin - Milwaukee. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Educational Administration	66
Curriculum & Instruction	19
Special Education	13
Education Philosophy	9
Teaching English or French	3
General Education	2
Teacher Education Subject Specific	1

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Communication & Journalism
• History
• Social Sciences
• 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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Elementary School Teachers	27,280	$56,770
Teacher Assistants	25,070	$29,320
High School Teachers	20,070	$58,360
Middle School Teachers	13,240	$59,880
Preschool Teachers	10,180	$26,550

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 Freekee under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.