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Education at University of North Florida

Education at University of North Florida

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 Florida stacks up to those at other schools.

UNF is located in Jacksonville, Florida and has a total student population of 16,926.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Education section at the bottom of this page.

UNF Education Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Education (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Education
  • Master’s Degree in Education

Online Classes Are Available at UNF

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? UNF offers distance education options for education at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

UNF Education Rankings

The education major at UNF 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 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #295 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at UNF

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

UNF Education Bachelor’s Program

90% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 10% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

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About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at UNF 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 Florida with a bachelor's in education.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 20
White 103
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

UNF Education Master’s Program

88% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 12% of education master's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

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Of the students who received a education master's degree from UNF, 62% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 36% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 29
Hispanic or Latino 24
White 113
International Students 3
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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of North Florida. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific 154
Educational Administration 78
Special Education 31
Curriculum & Instruction 22
Teacher Education Subject Specific 17
Student Counseling 15
Instructional Media Design 5
Teaching English or French 3
Other Education 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 FL, the home state for University of North Florida.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
Elementary School Teachers 75,750 $50,070
Teacher Assistants 50,440 $25,010
High School Teachers 47,960 $54,120
Middle School Teachers 30,110 $53,140
Preschool Teachers 25,940 $27,990

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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