Education at University of Massachusetts - Boston

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

UMass Boston is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 16,259 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 76 students received a bachelor's degree in education from UMass Boston.

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

UMass Boston Education Degrees Available

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

UMass Boston Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the education progam at UMass Boston 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 UMass Boston 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
	98
	105
Most Focused Education Schools	609
Best Education Schools	829

In 2021, 248 students received their master’s degree in education from UMass Boston. This makes it the #146 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 20 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #204 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at UMass Boston

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

UMass Boston Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 76 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Education from UMass Boston in 2020-2021, 11% were men and 89% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% more racial-ethnic minorities in its education bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	30
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UMass Boston Education Master’s Program

Of the 248 education students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UMass Boston, about 31% were men and 69% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. UMass Boston does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from UMass Boston, 62% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 34% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	42
Hispanic or Latino	26
White	153
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

UMass Boston also has a doctoral program available in education. In 2021, 20 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Massachusetts - Boston. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	217
Special Education	89
Instructional Media Design	40
Educational Administration	27
Student Counseling	26
Other Education	12
Educational Assessment	7
General Education	6
Multilingual Education	1
Teacher Education Subject Specific	1

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• 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 MA, the home state for University of Massachusetts - Boston.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Teacher Assistants	38,770	$35,680
Elementary School Teachers	30,380	$82,600
High School Teachers	26,420	$80,020
Middle School Teachers	16,910	$79,030
Preschool Teachers	16,360	$39,180

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.