Education at University of Wyoming

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 Wyoming stacks up to those at other schools.

UW is located in Laramie, Wyoming and has a total student population of 11,829.

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

UW 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 UW

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.

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

UW Education Rankings

The education major at UW 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 16 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #243 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at UW

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

UW Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. The typical education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at UW since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at UW 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 Wyoming with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	152
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

UW Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of education master's degrees went to men and 73% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. UW does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from UW, 79% 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 Wyoming with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	67
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Concentrations Within Education

The following education concentations are available at University of Wyoming. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Wyoming. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	122
Teacher Education Subject Specific	73
General Education	68
Educational Administration	34
Student Counseling	23
Teaching English or French	18
Curriculum & Instruction	3
Other Education	2
Multilingual Education	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 WY, the home state for University of Wyoming.

Occupation	Jobs in WY	Average Salary in WY
Teacher Assistants	3,610	$31,310
Elementary School Teachers	2,600	$58,940
High School Teachers	1,850	$60,620
Middle School Teachers	1,120	$60,750
Preschool Teachers	820	$32,610

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 ProgWork1 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.