Education at University of Missouri - St Louis
UMSL is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and has a total student population of 13,874.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Education section at the bottom of this page.
UMSL Education Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Education
- Master’s Degree in Education
Online Classes Are Available at UMSL
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.
For those who are interested in distance learning, UMSL does offer online courses in education for the following degree levels:
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Master’s Degree
UMSL Education Rankings
The education major at UMSL 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 45 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #77 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Education Student Demographics at UMSL
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at University of Missouri - St Louis.
UMSL Education Bachelor’s Program
About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at UMSL 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 Missouri - St Louis with a bachelor's in education.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 2 |
Black or African American | 12 |
Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
White | 120 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 11 |
UMSL Education Master’s Program
Of the students who received a education master's degree from UMSL, 76% 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 Missouri - St Louis with a master's in education.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 4 |
Black or African American | 32 |
Hispanic or Latino | 14 |
White | 171 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
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 Missouri - St Louis. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
Teacher Education Grade Specific | 308 |
General Education | 79 |
Student Counseling | 55 |
Educational Administration | 45 |
Special Education | 42 |
Teaching English or French | 12 |
Teacher Education Subject Specific | 7 |
Multilingual Education | 1 |
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 MO, the home state for University of Missouri - St Louis.
Occupation | Jobs in MO | Average Salary in MO |
---|---|---|
High School Teachers | 27,930 | $54,280 |
Elementary School Teachers | 25,670 | $49,860 |
Teacher Assistants | 19,770 | $27,220 |
Middle School Teachers | 12,840 | $55,070 |
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors | 6,680 | $50,900 |
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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.