Education
Open doors to new opportunities for yourself and your students with UNI’s nationally-recognized graduate programs in education. Our programs offer you the flexibility to complete your education while meeting other responsibilities. Graduate students in these programs have the opportunity to:
- Study important issues in our schools and develop impactful solutions.
- Gain valuable hands-on experience through research projects, internships and practicums.
- Work with recognized faculty who will mentor and challenge you.
- Join a network of successful, award-winning PK-12 teachers and school administrators who graduated from UNI.
6.66%
Average Annual Job Growth
according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS); rate is for national growth
97%
Employed after graduating
and 3% are continuing their education, as of 2019
45.8K
Average Annualized Salary
of all alumni who graduated in 2019
Programs in Education
Doctoral Degree
- Allied Health, Recreation & Community Services (EdD)
- Curriculum & Instruction (EdD)
- Education (EdD)
- Educational Leadership (EdD)
- Post Secondary Student Affairs (EdD)
Specialist in Education
Master's Degree
- Art Education (MA)
- Early Childhood Education (MAE)
- Education Psychology (MAE)
- Elementary Education (MAE)
- Interdisciplinary Studies (MAIS)
- Learning Technologies & Instructional Design (MA)
- Literacy Education (MAE)
- Math for Elementary and Middle Grades (K-8) (MA)
- Mathematics: Community College Teaching (MA)
- Mathematics: Secondary Teaching (MA)
- Music Education (MM)
- Physical Education: Kinesiology & Sport Performance (MA)
- Physical Education: Pedagogy (MA)
- Postsecondary Education: Student Affairs (MA)
- Principalship (MAE)
- Science Education (MA)
- School Library Studies (MA)
- Special Education: Consultant Emphasis (MAE)
- Special Education: Field Specialization Emphasis (MAE)
- Teacher Leadership for International Educators (MAE)
- Teaching English in Secondary Schools (MA)
- TESOL (MA)
- TESOL/Spanish (MA)
Certificates
Careers in Education
What Our Alumni Do
- Academic Advisor
- Academic Clinical Program Associate
- Academic Success Coach
- Access Advisor
- Adjunct Instructor
- Administrative Services Coordinator
- Assistant Principal
- Assistant Registrar
- Associate Professor
- Behavioral Specialist
- Care Coordinator
- Career Advisor
- Community Assistant
- Community Planner
- Counselor
- Curriculum Director
- Dean of Students
- Deputy Principal
- Direct Support Professional
- District Equity Coordinator
- Early Childhood Special Education Teacher
- ECSE Teacher/Consultant
- ELearning Coordinator
- Elementary Principal
- Elementary School Counselor
- ESL Instructor
- Events and Education Coordinator
- Executive Director for Housing and Dining
- Executive Director of Curriculum and Instruction
- Financial Aid Advisor
- Fine Arts Director
- Funding Coordinator
- Graduate Programs Administrator
- Information Literacy Specialist
- Instructional Coach
- Instructional Strategist
- International Sponsored Student Coordinator
- Investigator
- Lead Teacher
- Lecturer
- Librarian
- Literacy Specialist
- Physical Education Teacher
- Principal
- Program Assistant
- Program Coordinator
- Psychologist
- Recreation supervisor
- Recruitment and Retention Coordinator
- Resident Director
- Retention Specialist
- School Psychologist
- Secondary Literacy Curriculum Coordinator
- Special Education Consultant
- Sr. Benefit Analyst
- Study Abroad Advisor
- Student Accountability and Support Specialist
- Student Engagement Coordinator
- Student Organization Coordinator
- Student Success Counselor
- Study Abroad Program Advisor
- Teacher-Classroom Strategist
- Technology Integrationist
- Transfer Coordinator
- Wellness Coordinator
- Youth Nutrition Educator
Placement in Education
Where Our Alumni Landed
- AEAs
- All About You Health Services
- Alyssa Hamilton Art
- American International Colleges
- American International Schools
- Area School Districts
- Community Colleges
- Community Funding and Planning Services
- Community School Districts
- Full Circle Services Inc.
- GEMS World Academy
- Hillcrest Family Services
- Iowa Campus Compact
- Iowa City Public Library
- Iowa Safe Schools
- Kingsley-Pierson CSD
- MMCRU District
- New Choices Inc.
- Northland Learning
- Public School Districts
- Spring CSD
- Talk to Me Technologies
- Technical Colleges
- UnityPoint Health
- Western Home Communities