Education at Brigham Young University - Provo

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

BYU is located in Provo, Utah and has a total student population of 36,461. In 2021, 395 education majors received their bachelor's degree from BYU.

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

BYU Education Degrees Available

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

BYU Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks education programs across the country. The following shows how BYU performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The education major at BYU 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 Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	150
Most Focused Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	322

In 2021, 67 students received their master’s degree in education from BYU. This makes it the #547 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 29 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #141 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at BYU

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

BYU Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 395 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Education from BYU in 2020-2021, 13% were men and 87% were women.

About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at BYU 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 Brigham Young University - Provo with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	355
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

BYU Education Master’s Program

Of the 67 education students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from BYU, about 28% were men and 72% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. BYU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from BYU, 76% 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 Brigham Young University - Provo with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	51
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

BYU also has a doctoral program available in education. In 2021, 29 students 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 Brigham Young University - Provo. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Subject Specific	193
Teacher Education Grade Specific	184
Special Education	42
Educational Administration	23
Instructional Media Design	21
Educational Assessment	11
Teaching English or French	11
Student Counseling	6

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• 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 UT, the home state for Brigham Young University - Provo.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Teacher Assistants	17,830	$26,230
Elementary School Teachers	11,990	$59,880
High School Teachers	10,170	$59,070
Middle School Teachers	6,540	$61,880
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers	4,560	$35,220

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 Mwilson3 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.