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Education at Florida International University

84% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

FIU is located in Miami, Florida and approximately 58,836 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.

FIU Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at FIU

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.

FIU does offer online education options in education for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Bachelor’s Degree
Master’s Degree

FIU Education Rankings

The education major at FIU 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 20 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #204 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at FIU

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

FIU Education Bachelor’s Program

89% Women

84% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 52% 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 International University with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	83
Hispanic or Latino	274
White	55
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

FIU Education Master’s Program

84% Women

78% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 16% of education master's degrees went to men and 84% went to women.

In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 78% of degree recipients. That is 47% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	37
Hispanic or Latino	125
White	40
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	364
Teacher Education Subject Specific	140
Educational Administration	71
Curriculum & Instruction	71
Special Education	69
Student Counseling	46
International Education	4

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 International 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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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