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Education at University of Bridgeport

Education at University of Bridgeport

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

UBridgeport is located in Bridgeport, Connecticut and has a total student population of 4,155.

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

UBridgeport Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Education

UBridgeport Education Rankings

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 UBridgeport

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

UBridgeport Education Master’s Program

78% Women
34% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 22% of education master's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. UBridgeport does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a education master's degree from UBridgeport, 64% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 34% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 17
Hispanic or Latino 20
White 74
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific 120
Educational Administration 55
Student Counseling 18
General Education 11
Teacher Education Subject Specific 2

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 CT, the home state for University of Bridgeport.

Occupation Jobs in CT Average Salary in CT
Teacher Assistants 22,930 $34,650
Elementary School Teachers 16,320 $75,480
High School Teachers 15,410 $76,980
Middle School Teachers 8,480 $76,130
Preschool Teachers 5,690 $43,350

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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