Education at The University of Texas at San Antonio

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

UTSA is located in San Antonio, Texas and has a total student population of 34,742. Of the 6,440 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of Texas at San Antonio in 2021, 296 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.

UTSA Education Degrees Available

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

UTSA Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the education progam at UTSA compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 UTSA 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
Best Education Basic Certificate Schools	103
Most Popular Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	167
	247
Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools	289
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	492
Most Focused Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	706
Best Value Education Schools	730
Most Focused Education Schools	994

In 2021, 209 students received their master’s degree in education from UTSA. This makes it the #186 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

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 UTSA

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

UTSA Education Bachelor’s Program

The education program at UTSA awarded 296 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 10% of these degrees went to men with the other 90% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 45% 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 The University of Texas at San Antonio with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	200
White	70
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UTSA Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 209 education majors earned their master's degree from UTSA. Of these graduates, 21% were men and 79% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. UTSA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 72% of degree recipients. That is 42% 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 San Antonio with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	133
White	50
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

UTSA also has a doctoral program available in education. In 2021, 24 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Education

The following education concentations are available at The University of Texas at San Antonio. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The University of Texas at San Antonio. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	140
Educational Administration	99
General Education	89
Multilingual Education	54
Special Education	48
Teaching English or French	46
Student Counseling	33
Curriculum & Instruction	24
Teacher Education Subject Specific	14

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences
• 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 San Antonio.

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 BrianReading under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.