Teacher Education Grade Specific at University of Alabama at Birmingham

If you plan to study teacher education grade specific, take a look at what University of Alabama at Birmingham has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UAB is located in Birmingham, Alabama and approximately 22,563 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 65 students received a bachelor's degree in grade specific ed from UAB.

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

UAB Teacher Education Grade Specific Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Grade Specific Ed
• Master’s Degree in Grade Specific Ed
• Doctorate Degree in Grade Specific Ed

Online Classes Are Available at UAB

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

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

• Master’s Degree

UAB Teacher Education Grade Specific Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the grade specific ed progam at UAB compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The grade specific ed major at UAB is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Teacher Education Grade Specific. 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
Most Focused Teacher Education Grade Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools	26
	32
Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	352
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools	375
	573
Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools	614
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools	736
Most Focused Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	922

In 2021, 47 students received their master’s degree in grade specific ed from UAB. This makes it the #166 most popular school for grade specific ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in grade specific ed, making the school the #25 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UAB Grade Specific Ed Graduates

The median salary of grade specific ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at UAB is $33,758. This is less than $35,527, which is the national average of all grade specific ed majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Grade Specific Ed Student Demographics at UAB

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the grade specific ed majors at University of Alabama at Birmingham.

UAB Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Program

Of the 65 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Teacher Education Grade Specific from UAB in 2020-2021, 5% were men and 95% were women.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in grade specific ed at UAB 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 Alabama at Birmingham with a bachelor's in grade specific ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	46
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UAB Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Program

Of the 47 grade specific ed students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UAB, about 17% were men and 83% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in grade specific ed each year. UAB does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a grade specific ed master's degree from UAB, 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 Alabama at Birmingham with a master's in grade specific ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	35
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UAB also has a doctoral program available in grade specific ed. In 2021, 5 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Teacher Education Grade Specific

If you plan to be a grade specific ed major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Alabama at Birmingham. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Elementary Education	54
Secondary Education	41
Early Childhood Education	22

Related Majors

• General Education
• Special Education
• Curriculum & Instruction
• Educational Assessment
• Educational Administration

Careers That Grade Specific Ed Grads May Go Into

A degree in grade specific ed can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AL, the home state for University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Elementary School Teachers	23,850	$49,850
High School Teachers	16,270	$51,180
Middle School Teachers	10,010	$50,210
Preschool Teachers	2,480	$24,800
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers	1,730	$43,090

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 Lee Adlaf under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.