Teacher Education at University of Southern Maine

What traits are you looking for in a teacher education school? To help you decide if University of Southern Maine is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's teacher education program.

University of Southern Maine is located in Portland, Maine and approximately 8,022 students attend the school each year.

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

University of Southern Maine Teacher Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Teacher Education

University of Southern Maine Teacher Education Rankings

Teacher Education Student Demographics at University of Southern Maine

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the teacher education majors at University of Southern Maine.

University of Southern Maine Teacher Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of teacher education master's degrees went to men and 69% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in teacher education each year. University of Southern Maine does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

Of the students who received a teacher education master's degree from University of Southern Maine, 92% 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 Southern Maine with a master's in teacher education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	45
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Elementary Education
• Teacher Development & Methodology
• Adult & Continuing Education

Careers That Teacher Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in teacher 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 ME, the home state for University of Southern Maine.

Occupation	Jobs in ME	Average Salary in ME
High School Teachers	5,790	$54,240
Elementary School Teachers	5,390	$53,570

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 John Phelan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.