Education at University of Alabama at Birmingham

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

UAB is located in Birmingham, Alabama and approximately 22,563 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 207 students received a bachelor's degree in education from UAB.

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

UAB Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UAB

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

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

• Master’s Degree

UAB Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks education programs across the country. The following shows how UAB performed in these rankings.

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 UAB 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
Most Popular Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	99
Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools	188
Most Focused Education Graduate Certificate Schools	230
Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	267
Most Focused Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	445

In 2021, 208 students received their master’s degree in education from UAB. This makes it the #189 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #363 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at UAB

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

UAB Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 207 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in education from UAB. About 23% were men and 77% were women. The typical education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at UAB since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at UAB are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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 of Alabama at Birmingham with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	64
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	118
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

UAB Education Master’s Program

Of the 208 education students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UAB, about 18% were men and 82% were women.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from UAB, 72% 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 of Alabama at Birmingham with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	37
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	150
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

UAB also has a doctoral program available in education. In 2021, 8 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Education

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Subject Specific	183
Teacher Education Grade Specific	117
Teaching English or French	64
Student Counseling	36
Educational Administration	25
Educational Assessment	23
Curriculum & Instruction	22
Special Education	19
General Education	10

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 AL, the home state for University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Elementary School Teachers	23,850	$49,850
High School Teachers	16,270	$51,180
Middle School Teachers	10,010	$50,210
Teacher Assistants	9,210	$21,190
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	3,770	$53,420

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 Lee Adlaf under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.