Education at University of Delaware

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. Of the 4,743 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Delaware in 2021, 243 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.

UD Education Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Education
• Bachelor’s Degree in Education
• Master’s Degree in Education
• Doctorate 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 following rankings from College Factual show how the education progam at UD compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	15
Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	19
Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	57
Best Education Master’s Degree Schools	61
	94

In 2021, 98 students received their master’s degree in education from UD. This makes it the #432 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

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

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in education at UD are white. Around 65% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree. UD does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in education graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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	5
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UD Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 243 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in education from UD in 2021, 16% were men and 84% were women.

About 81% 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	4
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	198
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

UD Education Master’s Program

Of the 98 education students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UD, about 11% were men and 89% were women.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from UD, 66% 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	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	65
International Students	21
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UD also has a doctoral program available in education. In 2021, 23 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

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 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

More about our data sources and methodologies.