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Education at University of Central Oklahoma

41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UCO is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and has a total student population of 14,132.

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

UCO Education Degrees Available

Undergrad Certificate in Education (1 - 4 Years)
Bachelor’s Degree in Education
Master’s Degree in Education

Online Classes Are Available at UCO

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

Bachelor’s Degree
Master’s Degree

UCO Education Rankings

The education major at UCO 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.

Education Student Demographics at UCO

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

UCO Education Bachelor’s Program

83% Women

41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at UCO are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities in its education bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	28
White	78
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	27

UCO Education Master’s Program

88% Women

21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 12% of education master's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from UCO, 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 Central Oklahoma with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	84
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

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 Central Oklahoma. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	124
Teacher Education Subject Specific	74
Student Counseling	48
Teaching English or French	34
Educational Administration	27
Special Education	15
Educational Assessment	10
General 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 OK, the home state for University of Central Oklahoma.

Occupation	Jobs in OK	Average Salary in OK
Elementary School Teachers	17,840	$40,450
Teacher Assistants	12,220	$19,900
High School Teachers	11,400	$42,540
Middle School Teachers	7,560	$41,660
Preschool Teachers	5,830	$29,310

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
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