Teacher Education at University of North Alabama

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

UNA is located in Florence, Alabama and approximately 8,086 students attend the school each year. Of the 121 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of North Alabama in 2021, 19 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.

UNA Teacher Education Degrees Available

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

UNA Teacher Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks teacher education programs across the country. The following shows how UNA performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The teacher education major at UNA 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
Best Value Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	12
Most Popular Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	23
Most Popular Teacher Education Graduate Certificate Schools	28
	28
Most Focused Teacher Education Graduate Certificate Schools	28
Best Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	29
Best Value Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools	30
Most Focused Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	40
	41
Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools	53
Most Popular Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools	70
Most Popular Teacher Education Schools	72
Best Value Teacher Education Schools	77
	78
Most Focused Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools	79
Best Teacher Education Schools	87
Most Focused Teacher Education Schools	113

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in teacher education from UNA. This makes it the #70 most popular school for teacher education master’s degree candidates in the country.

Teacher Education Student Demographics at UNA

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

UNA Teacher Education Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 students earned a bachelor's degree in teacher education from UNA. About 63% of these graduates were women and the other 37% were men. The typical teacher education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at UNA since its program graduates 17% more men than average.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in teacher education at UNA 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 North Alabama with a bachelor's in teacher education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UNA Teacher Education Master’s Program

The teacher education program at UNA awarded 10 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 30% of these degrees went to men with the other 70% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in teacher education each year. UNA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

Of the students who received a teacher education master's degree from UNA, 80% 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 North Alabama with a master's in teacher education.

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

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

Related Majors

• Early Childhood Education
• Secondary Education
• 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 AL, the home state for University of North Alabama.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Elementary School Teachers	23,850	$49,850
High School Teachers	16,270	$51,180

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By User:Altairisfar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.