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Education at University of Massachusetts Amherst

Education at University of Massachusetts Amherst

Every education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the education program at University of Massachusetts Amherst stacks up to those at other schools.

UMass Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 31,642.

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

UMass Amherst Education Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Education (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Education
  • Master’s Degree in Education

Online Classes Are Available at UMass Amherst

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

UMass Amherst Education Rankings

The education major at UMass Amherst 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 30 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #132 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at UMass Amherst

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

UMass Amherst Education Bachelor’s Program

94% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 6% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 94% went to women.

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About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at UMass Amherst 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 Massachusetts Amherst with a bachelor's in education.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 43
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

UMass Amherst Education Master’s Program

81% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 19% of education master's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

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Of the students who received a education master's degree from UMass Amherst, 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 Massachusetts Amherst with a master's in education.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 73
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 13

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 Massachusetts Amherst. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific 74
Educational Administration 42
Other Education 40
General Education 37
Multilingual Education 10
Teacher Education Subject Specific 8

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 MA, the home state for University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Teacher Assistants 38,770 $35,680
Elementary School Teachers 30,380 $82,600
High School Teachers 26,420 $80,020
Middle School Teachers 16,910 $79,030
Preschool Teachers 16,360 $39,180

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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