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Education at University of New England

Education at University of New England

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

UNE is located in Biddeford, Maine and has a total student population of 7,208.

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

UNE Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UNE

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UNE offers distance education options for education at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

UNE Education Rankings

The education major at UNE 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 76 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #25 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at UNE

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

UNE Education Bachelor’s Program

65% Women
4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 35% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 65% went to women. The typical education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at UNE since its program graduates 16% more men than average.

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About 96% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at UNE 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 New England with a bachelor's in education.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 25
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

UNE Education Master’s Program

82% Women
6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 18% of education master's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

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Of the students who received a education master's degree from UNE, 92% 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 New England with a master's in education.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 47
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Education

If you plan to be a education major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of New England. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific 151
Educational Administration 79
General Education 3

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 ME, the home state for University of New England.

Occupation Jobs in ME Average Salary in ME
Teacher Assistants 8,370 $33,600
High School Teachers 5,790 $54,240
Elementary School Teachers 5,390 $53,570
Middle School Teachers 3,390 $53,770
Coaches and Scouts 1,810 $27,900

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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