Education at University of Illinois at Chicago

74% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying education, you may want to check out the program at University of Illinois at Chicago. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 33,518 students attend the school each year.

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

UIC Education Degrees Available

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

UIC Education Rankings

The education major at UIC 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.

There were 28 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #145 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at UIC

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

UIC Education Bachelor’s Program

78% Women

74% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. The typical education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at UIC since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 43% 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 Illinois at Chicago with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	25
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	100
White	44
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UIC Education Master’s Program

74% Women

54% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of education master's degrees went to men and 74% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. UIC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 54% of degree recipients. That is 23% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	42
Hispanic or Latino	46
White	83
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

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 Illinois at Chicago. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Subject Specific	146
Teacher Education Grade Specific	82
Special Education	69
Educational Administration	49
Educational Assessment	30
Curriculum & Instruction	7
Other Education	2

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 IL, the home state for University of Illinois at Chicago.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Elementary School Teachers	65,630	$62,140
Teacher Assistants	60,630	$27,710
High School Teachers	43,720	$72,370
Preschool Teachers	24,120	$31,500
Middle School Teachers	22,320	$63,860

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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