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Education at University of Houston - Downtown

80% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UH Downtown is located in Houston, Texas and has a total student population of 15,239.

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

UH Downtown Education Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Education
Master’s Degree in Education

Online Classes Are Available at UH Downtown

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UH Downtown does offer online courses in education for the following degree levels:

Master’s Degree

UH Downtown Education Rankings

The education major at UH Downtown 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 UH Downtown

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

UH Downtown Education Bachelor’s Program

94% Women

80% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 6% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 94% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 49% 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 Houston - Downtown with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	83
White	19
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UH Downtown Education Master’s Program

81% Women

75% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of education master's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 75% of degree recipients. That is 44% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Houston - Downtown with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 Houston - Downtown. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Curriculum & Instruction	13

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 TX, the home state for University of Houston - Downtown.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Elementary School Teachers	136,780	$56,520
High School Teachers	110,420	$58,190
Teacher Assistants	88,700	$23,290
Middle School Teachers	66,470	$56,580
Preschool Teachers	34,790	$34,960

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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