Education at University of St. Thomas

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

UST is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 3,692 students attend the school each year.

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

UST Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UST

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.

UST does offer online education options in education for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

UST Education Rankings

The education major at UST 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 26 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #157 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at UST

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

UST Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. The typical education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at UST since its program graduates 48% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 69% more racial-ethnic minorities in its education bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of St. Thomas with a bachelor's in education.

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

UST Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 16% of education master's degrees went to men and 84% went to women.

In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 68% of degree recipients. That is 37% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of St. Thomas with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	37
White	24
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of St. Thomas. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Educational Administration	116
Student Counseling	94
Special Education	47
Curriculum & Instruction	20
Teacher Education Subject Specific	13
Instructional Media Design	9
General Education	8
Multilingual Education	7
Teacher Education Grade Specific	1

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 TX, the home state for University of St. Thomas.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Elementary School Teachers	136,780	$56,520
High School Teachers	110,420	$58,190
Teacher Assistants	88,700	$23,290
Middle School Teachers	66,470	$56,580
Preschool Teachers	34,790	$34,960

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
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More about our data sources and methodologies.