Education at The University of Texas at El Paso

What traits are you looking for in a education school? To help you decide if The University of Texas at El Paso is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's education program.

UTEP is located in El Paso, Texas and has a total student population of 24,879.

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

UTEP Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UTEP

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UTEP offers distance education options for education at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UTEP Education 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.

In 2021, 153 students received their master’s degree in education from UTEP. This makes it the #285 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #287 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at UTEP

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at The University of Texas at El Paso.

UTEP Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 153 education majors earned their master's degree from UTEP. Of these graduates, 14% were men and 86% were women.

In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 79% of degree recipients. That is 48% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	114
White	25
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UTEP also has a doctoral program available in education. In 2021, 13 students 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at The University of Texas at El Paso. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Curriculum & Instruction	79
Educational Administration	39
Special Education	27
Student Counseling	10
General Education	6
Teacher Education Subject Specific	5

Related Majors

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

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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas at El Paso.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Elementary School Teachers	136,780	$56,520
High School Teachers	110,420	$58,190
Teacher Assistants	88,700	$23,290
Middle School Teachers	66,470	$56,580
Preschool Teachers	34,790	$34,960

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 Adrian Garcia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.