Education at University of Connecticut

What traits are you looking for in a education school? To help you decide if University of Connecticut is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's education program.

UCONN is located in Storrs, Connecticut and approximately 27,215 students attend the school each year. Of the 5,991 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Connecticut in 2021, 144 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.

UCONN Education Degrees Available

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

UCONN Education Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The education major at UCONN 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 Focused Education Master’s Degree Schools	837

In 2021, 230 students received their master’s degree in education from UCONN. This makes it the #166 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 29 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #141 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at UCONN

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

UCONN Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 34% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 66% went to women. The typical education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at UCONN since its program graduates 15% more men than average.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at UCONN 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 Connecticut with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	99
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UCONN Education Master’s Program

Of the 230 students who earned a master's degree in Education from UCONN in 2020-2021, 27% were men and 73% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. UCONN does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from UCONN, 73% 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 Connecticut with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	167
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

UCONN also has a doctoral program available in education. In 2021, 29 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Curriculum & Instruction	153
Teacher Education Subject Specific	89
Special Education	68
Teacher Education Grade Specific	59
Educational Administration	57
General Education	37
Other Education	31
Student Counseling	15
Educational Assessment	13
Multilingual Education	13
Instructional Media Design	10

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• 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 CT, the home state for University of Connecticut.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.