Education at Brown University

Every education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the education program at Brown University stacks up to those at other schools.

Brown is located in Providence, Rhode Island and approximately 9,948 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,987 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Brown University in 2021, 30 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.

Brown Education Degrees Available

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

Brown Education Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The education major at Brown 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
Most Focused Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	481
Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools	747

In 2021, 51 students received their master’s degree in education from Brown. This makes it the #611 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #481 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at Brown

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

Brown Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 education majors earned their bachelor's degree from Brown. Of these graduates, 20% were men and 80% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% more racial-ethnic minorities in its education bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	11
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Brown Education Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 51 students earned a master's degree in education from Brown. About 88% of these graduates were women and the other 12% were men.

In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 55% of degree recipients. That is 24% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	21
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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

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 Brown University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Education	30
Educational Administration	24
Teacher Education Subject Specific	16
Multilingual Education	11

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology
• History
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Social Sciences

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 RI, the home state for Brown University.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Teacher Assistants	5,140	$32,840
High School Teachers	4,410	$71,440
Elementary School Teachers	3,520	$71,990
Middle School Teachers	1,660	$72,180
Preschool Teachers	1,120	$32,400

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 Ad Meskens under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.