Education at University at Albany

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

UAlbany is located in Albany, New York and has a total student population of 17,688. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 103 students received a bachelor's degree in education from UAlbany.

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

UAlbany Education Degrees Available

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

UAlbany Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the education progam at UAlbany 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 UAlbany 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
	296
Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	331
	419
Best Education Master’s Degree Schools	467

In 2021, 271 students received their master’s degree in education from UAlbany. This makes it the #132 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #343 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at UAlbany

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

UAlbany Education Bachelor’s Program

The education program at UAlbany awarded 103 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 11% of these degrees went to men with the other 89% going to women.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at UAlbany are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 University at Albany with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	61
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UAlbany Education Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 271 students earned a master's degree in education from UAlbany. About 78% of these graduates were women and the other 22% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. UAlbany does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from UAlbany, 82% 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 University at Albany with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	221
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

UAlbany also has a doctoral program available in education. In 2021, 9 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University at Albany. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Instructional Media Design	106
Other Education	103
Teacher Education Subject Specific	85
Educational Administration	44
Teacher Education Grade Specific	29
Special Education	23
Teaching English or French	21
International Education	6
Curriculum & Instruction	4
General Education	2

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology
• 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 NY, the home state for University at Albany.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Teacher Assistants	123,960	$31,330
Elementary School Teachers	82,590	$83,010
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300
Middle School Teachers	39,950	$83,490
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers	31,840	$56,060

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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More about our data sources and methodologies.