Education at Auburn University at Montgomery

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

AUM is located in Montgomery, Alabama and approximately 5,212 students attend the school each year. Of the 739 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Auburn University at Montgomery in 2021, 46 of them were education majors.

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

AUM Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Education
• Master’s Degree in Education

Online Classes Are Available at AUM

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, AUM does offer online courses in education for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

AUM Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the education progam at AUM compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The education major at AUM is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Education. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools	335
Most Popular Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	484
Most Popular Education Schools	542

In 2021, 62 students received their master’s degree in education from AUM. This makes it the #568 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

Education Student Demographics at AUM

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

AUM Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 46 education students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from AUM, about 7% were men and 93% were women.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at AUM are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Auburn University at Montgomery with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	38
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

AUM Education Master’s Program

Of the 62 students who graduated with a master’s in education from AUM in 2021, 15% were men and 85% were women.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from AUM, 52% 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 45% of degree recipients. That is 15% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	24
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	32
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

AUM also has a doctoral program available in education. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 Auburn University at Montgomery. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	82
Educational Administration	20
Student Counseling	19
Special Education	17
Instructional Media Design	14

Related Majors

• History
• Communication & Journalism
• 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 AL, the home state for Auburn University at Montgomery.

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 College under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.