Teacher Education at University of Louisville

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

UofL is located in Louisville, Kentucky and approximately 22,211 students attend the school each year. Of the 290 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Louisville in 2021, 23 of them were teacher education majors.

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

UofL Teacher Education Degrees Available

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

UofL Teacher Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the teacher education progam at UofL compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The teacher education major at UofL is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Teacher 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	16
Best Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	17
Most Popular Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	21
Best Value Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	24
Most Popular Teacher Education Schools	38
Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools	45
Best Teacher Education Schools	66
Most Focused Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools	75

In 2021, 33 students received their master’s degree in teacher education from UofL. This makes it the #37 most popular school for teacher education master’s degree candidates in the country.

Teacher Education Student Demographics at UofL

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

UofL Teacher Education Bachelor’s Program

The teacher education program at UofL awarded 23 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 30% of these degrees went to men with the other 70% going to women. The typical teacher education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at UofL since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in teacher education at UofL 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 Louisville with a bachelor's in teacher education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UofL Teacher Education Master’s Program

Of the 33 students who earned a master's degree in Teacher Education from UofL in 2020-2021, 39% were men and 61% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in teacher education each year. UofL does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 20% more men than average.

Of the students who received a teacher education master's degree from UofL, 67% 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 Louisville with a master's in teacher education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UofL also has a doctoral program available in teacher education. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Adult & Continuing Education
• Early Childhood Education
• Teacher Development & Methodology
• Elementary Education

Careers That Teacher Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in 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 KY, the home state for University of Louisville.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Elementary School Teachers	19,150	$53,830
High School Teachers	12,250	$56,200

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 Ken Lund under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.