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Education at Florida Atlantic University

Education at Florida Atlantic University

If you are interested in studying education, you may want to check out the program at Florida Atlantic University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

FAU is located in Boca Raton, Florida and approximately 30,805 students attend the school each year.

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

FAU Education Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Education (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Education
  • Master’s Degree in Education

Online Classes Are Available at FAU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

  • Master’s Degree

FAU Education Rankings

The education major at FAU 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.

There were 24 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #168 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at FAU

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

FAU Education Bachelor’s Program

90% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 10% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

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About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at FAU are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 Florida Atlantic University with a bachelor's in education.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 8
Black or African American 26
Hispanic or Latino 38
White 102
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

FAU Education Master’s Program

84% Women
51% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 16% of education master's degrees went to men and 84% went to women.

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In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 51% of degree recipients. That is 20% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 46
Hispanic or Latino 37
White 86
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Educational Administration 125
Teacher Education Grade Specific 123
General Education 61
Student Counseling 51
Teacher Education Subject Specific 49
Special Education 26
Curriculum & Instruction 24
Teaching English or French 7
Instructional Media Design 4
Multilingual Education 1

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 FL, the home state for Florida Atlantic University.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
Elementary School Teachers 75,750 $50,070
Teacher Assistants 50,440 $25,010
High School Teachers 47,960 $54,120
Middle School Teachers 30,110 $53,140
Preschool Teachers 25,940 $27,990

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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