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Education at University of Delaware

18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UD is located in Newark, Delaware and approximately 23,613 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.

UD Education Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Education
Bachelor’s Degree in Education
Master’s Degree in Education

Online Classes Are Available at UD

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UD offers distance education options for education at the following degree levels:

Master’s Degree

UD Education Rankings

The education major at UD 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.

There were 23 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #176 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at UD

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

UD Education Associate’s Program

83% Women

21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of education associate's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in education at UD are white. Around 72% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UD Education Bachelor’s Program

84% Women

18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 16% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 84% went to women.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at UD 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 Delaware with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	199
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

UD Education Master’s Program

85% Women

11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of education master's degrees went to men and 85% went to women.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from UD, 60% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	70
International Students	33
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Education

Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Delaware. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	194
Teacher Education Subject Specific	65
Educational Administration	46
Special Education	36
Teaching English or French	23
Other Education	11
General Education	10
Instructional Media Design	6
Educational Assessment	4

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 DE, the home state for University of Delaware.

Occupation	Jobs in DE	Average Salary in DE
Teacher Assistants	3,790	$31,400
Elementary School Teachers	3,780	$63,040
High School Teachers	2,650	$65,040
Middle School Teachers	2,650	$63,380
Preschool Teachers	2,150	$28,910

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 Ottawa80 at English Wikipedia under License

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