Education at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

If you are interested in studying education, you may want to check out the program at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UNC Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and has a total student population of 30,092. Of the 6,496 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2021, 115 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.

UNC Chapel Hill Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UNC Chapel Hill

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, UNC Chapel Hill does offer online courses in education for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UNC Chapel Hill Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the education progam at UNC Chapel Hill 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 UNC Chapel Hill 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools	121
Best Education Schools	198
Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools	372

In 2021, 114 students received their master’s degree in education from UNC Chapel Hill. This makes it the #373 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 15 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #258 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at UNC Chapel Hill

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

UNC Chapel Hill Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 115 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Education from UNC Chapel Hill in 2020-2021, 3% were men and 97% were women.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at UNC Chapel Hill 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 North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	83
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

UNC Chapel Hill Education Master’s Program

The education program at UNC Chapel Hill awarded 114 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 19% of these degrees went to men with the other 81% going to women.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from UNC Chapel Hill, 74% 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 North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	84
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UNC Chapel Hill also has a doctoral program available in education. In 2021, 15 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 North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	165
Student Counseling	25
General Education	22
Educational Administration	18
Other Education	10
Curriculum & Instruction	4

Related Majors

• Psychology
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Library Science
• History
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Elementary School Teachers	40,830	$46,500
Teacher Assistants	31,090	$23,960
High School Teachers	25,240	$47,580
Middle School Teachers	18,640	$47,050
Preschool Teachers	16,110	$28,260

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 Marchmain05 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.