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Education at University of Central Missouri

12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UCM is located in Warrensburg, Missouri and approximately 9,959 students attend the school each year.

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

UCM Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UCM

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.

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

Bachelor’s Degree
Master’s Degree

UCM Education Rankings

The education major at UCM 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.

Education Student Demographics at UCM

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

UCM Education Bachelor’s Program

78% Women

12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. The typical education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at UCM since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at UCM are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	177
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UCM Education Master’s Program

79% Women

15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of education master's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. UCM does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from UCM, 83% 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 Central Missouri with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	151
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Concentrations Within Education

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	274
Educational Administration	84
Teacher Education Subject Specific	70
Instructional Media Design	41
Other Education	39
Special Education	28
Teaching English or French	13

Library Science

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 MO, the home state for University of Central Missouri.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
High School Teachers	27,930	$54,280
Elementary School Teachers	25,670	$49,860
Teacher Assistants	19,770	$27,220
Middle School Teachers	12,840	$55,070
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	6,680	$50,900

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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