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Education at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Education at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Every education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the education program at University of Nebraska - Lincoln stacks up to those at other schools.

UNL is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and approximately 25,108 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.

UNL Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UNL

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.

UNL does offer online education options in education for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

UNL Education Rankings

The education major at UNL 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 64 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #43 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at UNL

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

UNL Education Bachelor’s Program

75% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 25% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. The typical education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at UNL since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

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About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at UNL 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 Nebraska - Lincoln with a bachelor's in education.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 20
White 277
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 11

UNL Education Master’s Program

73% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 27% of education master's degrees went to men and 73% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. UNL does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a education master's degree from UNL, 75% 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 Nebraska - Lincoln with a master's in education.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 16
White 122
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 10

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 Nebraska - Lincoln. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Subject Specific 164
Educational Administration 116
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110
Special Education 60
Curriculum & Instruction 46
Educational Assessment 35
Other Education 14
Teaching English or French 2

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 NE, the home state for University of Nebraska - Lincoln.

Occupation Jobs in NE Average Salary in NE
Teacher Assistants 11,040 $26,540
Elementary School Teachers 9,920 $57,490
High School Teachers 7,880 $57,500
Middle School Teachers 3,460 $60,280
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 2,400 $32,890

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.

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