Education at University of Northern Colorado

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 Northern Colorado stacks up to those at other schools.

University of Northern Colorado is located in Greeley, Colorado and has a total student population of 11,460.

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

University of Northern Colorado Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at University of Northern Colorado

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.

University of Northern Colorado does offer online education options in education for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

University of Northern Colorado Education Rankings

The education major at University of Northern Colorado 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 33 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #118 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at University of Northern Colorado

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

University of Northern Colorado Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 12% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at University of Northern Colorado 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 Northern Colorado with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	44
White	146
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

University of Northern Colorado Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of education master's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from University of Northern Colorado, 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 Northern Colorado with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	51
White	341
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

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 Northern Colorado. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	207
Special Education	204
Educational Administration	108
Teacher Education Subject Specific	77
General Education	70
Student Counseling	27
Multilingual Education	25
Educational Assessment	8
Other Education	6

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 CO, the home state for University of Northern Colorado.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Elementary School Teachers	24,910	$53,400
Teacher Assistants	20,240	$29,900
High School Teachers	16,950	$55,110
Middle School Teachers	13,070	$53,400
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	9,040	$46,330

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 LUSportsFan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.