General Education at University of Wyoming

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

UW is located in Laramie, Wyoming and has a total student population of 11,829. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 60 students received their master's degree in education.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Education section at the bottom of this page.

UW General Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UW

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UW does offer online courses in education for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UW General Education Rankings

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #48 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at UW

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

UW General Education Master’s Program

The education program at UW awarded 60 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 28% of these degrees went to men with the other 72% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in education each year. UW 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, 82% 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 Wyoming with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	49
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Related Majors

• Multilingual Education
• Other Education
• Curriculum & Instruction
• Teacher Education Grade Specific
• Teaching English or French

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 WY, the home state for University of Wyoming.

Occupation	Jobs in WY	Average Salary in WY
Education Professors	80	$71,700

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 ProgWork1 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.