Education at University of Northern Iowa

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

UNI is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa and approximately 9,507 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 537 education majors received their bachelor's degree from UNI.

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

UNI Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UNI

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

• Master’s Degree

UNI Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the education progam at UNI compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The education major at UNI 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
	86
	195
Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools	329

In 2021, 133 students received their master’s degree in education from UNI. This makes it the #330 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #425 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at UNI

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

UNI Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 537 education students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UNI, about 20% were men and 80% were women.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at UNI 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 Northern Iowa with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	474
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	40

UNI Education Master’s Program

Of the 133 students who graduated with a master’s in education from UNI in 2021, 28% were men and 72% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. UNI does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from UNI, 84% 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 Northern Iowa with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	112
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

UNI also has a doctoral program available in education. In 2021, 4 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 Northern Iowa. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	395
Teacher Education Subject Specific	165
Educational Administration	38
Teaching English or French	33
Student Counseling	33
Special Education	4
Instructional Media Design	4
Education Philosophy	1
Other Education	1

Related Majors

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

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 IA, the home state for University of Northern Iowa.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Teacher Assistants	19,890	$25,320
Elementary School Teachers	19,040	$54,500
High School Teachers	13,010	$56,510
Middle School Teachers	7,940	$55,300
Preschool Teachers	4,770	$27,030

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 Feddacheenee under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.