Mathematics Education at University of Georgia

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

UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and approximately 39,147 students attend the school each year.

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

UGA Mathematics Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Math Teacher Education
• Master’s Degree in Math Teacher Education

UGA Mathematics Education Rankings

The math teacher education major at UGA is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Mathematics 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 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in math teacher education, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Math Teacher Education Student Demographics at UGA

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

UGA Mathematics Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of math teacher education bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

About 93% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in math teacher education at UGA 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 Georgia with a bachelor's in math teacher education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UGA Mathematics Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of math teacher education master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 28% men graduate in math teacher education each year. UGA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 22% more men than average.

Of the students who received a math teacher education master's degree from UGA, 67% were white. This is below 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 Georgia with a master's in math teacher education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Art Education
• Family & Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education
• Reading Teacher Education
• Agricultural Teacher Education
• Science Education

Careers That Math Teacher Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in math 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 GA, the home state for University of Georgia.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
High School Teachers	27,620	$58,050
Middle School Teachers	24,530	$58,190
Education Professors	1,530	$83,270
Mathematical Science Professors	730	$76,640

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 Pruddle under License

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