Education at University of Chicago

Every education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the education program at University of Chicago stacks up to those at other schools.

UChicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 17,834 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.

UChicago Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Education

UChicago Education Rankings

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Education Student Demographics at UChicago

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

UChicago Education Master’s Program

Of the 38 students who graduated with a master’s in education from UChicago in 2021, 21% were men and 79% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. UChicago does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 55% of degree recipients. That is 25% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Education

Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Chicago. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	46

Related Majors

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

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 IL, the home state for University of Chicago.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Elementary School Teachers	65,630	$62,140
Teacher Assistants	60,630	$27,710
High School Teachers	43,720	$72,370
Preschool Teachers	24,120	$31,500
Middle School Teachers	22,320	$63,860

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 Leefon under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.