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Education at University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Education at University of North Carolina at Greensboro

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 North Carolina at Greensboro stacks up to those at other schools.

UNC Greensboro is located in Greensboro, North Carolina and approximately 19,764 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.

UNC Greensboro Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UNC Greensboro

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UNC Greensboro offers distance education options for education at the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

UNC Greensboro Education Rankings

The education major at UNC Greensboro 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 33 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #118 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at UNC Greensboro

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

UNC Greensboro Education Bachelor’s Program

86% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 14% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at UNC Greensboro 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 Greensboro with a bachelor's in education.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 21
Hispanic or Latino 17
White 120
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 16

UNC Greensboro Education Master’s Program

83% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of education master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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Of the students who received a education master's degree from UNC Greensboro, 57% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of North Carolina at Greensboro with a master's in education.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 38
Hispanic or Latino 12
White 88
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 10

Concentrations Within Education

Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of North Carolina at Greensboro. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific 135
Teacher Education Subject Specific 82
Educational Administration 71
Special Education 60
Student Counseling 34
Curriculum & Instruction 32
Educational Assessment 6
Education Philosophy 1

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 Greensboro.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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