Education at Upper Iowa University

What traits are you looking for in a education school? To help you decide if Upper Iowa University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's education program.

UIU is located in Fayette, Iowa and approximately 3,610 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 41 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.

UIU Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Education

Online Classes Are Available at UIU

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? UIU offers distance education options for education at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UIU Education Rankings

Education Student Demographics at UIU

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

UIU Education Master’s Program

Of the 41 education students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UIU, about 17% were men and 83% were women.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from UIU, 93% 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 Upper Iowa University with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	38
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Education

Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Upper Iowa University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Special Education	16
Teacher Education Subject Specific	9
Educational Administration	7
Curriculum & Instruction	6
Teacher Education Grade Specific	5

Related Majors

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 IA, the home state for Upper Iowa University.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Teacher Assistants	19,890	$25,320
Elementary School Teachers	19,040	$54,500
High School Teachers	13,010	$56,510
Middle School Teachers	7,940	$55,300
Preschool Teachers	4,770	$27,030

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 SheilaJMiller under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.