Education at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

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

U-M is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and approximately 47,907 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.

U-M Education Degrees Available

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

U-M Education Rankings

The education major at U-M 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 24 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #168 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at U-M

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

U-M Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. The typical education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at U-M since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at U-M are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	46
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

U-M Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of education master's degrees went to men and 74% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. U-M 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 U-M, 52% were white. This is below 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 Michigan - Ann Arbor with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	102
International Students	34
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

Concentrations Within Education

The following education concentations are available at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Education	124
Teacher Education Grade Specific	64
Educational Administration	31
Teacher Education Subject Specific	23
Instructional Media Design	6

Related Majors

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 MI, the home state for University of Michigan - Ann Arbor.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Elementary School Teachers	38,330	$66,180
Teacher Assistants	35,700	$27,570
High School Teachers	24,130	$62,950
Middle School Teachers	12,750	$64,540
Preschool Teachers	9,270	$35,010

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 Dwight Burdette under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.