Education at Eastern University

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

EU is located in Saint Davids, Pennsylvania and approximately 3,504 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 64 education majors received their bachelor's degree from EU.

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

EU Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at EU

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? EU offers distance education options for education at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

EU Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks education programs across the country. The following shows how EU 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 education major at EU 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Education Schools	151
Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools	316
	380
Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools	405
Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools	431
Most Popular Education Schools	435
Best Value Education Schools	523
Best Education Master’s Degree Schools	542
Best Education Schools	752

In 2021, 138 students received their master’s degree in education from EU. This makes it the #317 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

Education Student Demographics at EU

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

EU Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 64 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in education from EU. About 9% were men and 91% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% 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 Eastern University with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	24
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	25
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

EU Education Master’s Program

Of the 138 students who earned a master's degree in Education from EU in 2020-2021, 12% were men and 88% were women.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from EU, 70% 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 Eastern University with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	20
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	97
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

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

Concentrations Within Education

The following education concentations are available at Eastern University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Eastern University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	70
Teacher Education Subject Specific	41
Other Education	29
Student Counseling	26
Special Education	17
Curriculum & Instruction	17
Teaching English or French	8

Related Majors

• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences
• Psychology

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 PA, the home state for Eastern University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Elementary School Teachers	55,200	$66,860
High School Teachers	50,460	$64,830
Teacher Assistants	46,610	$26,640
Middle School Teachers	21,640	$67,950
Preschool Teachers	13,480	$29,250

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 Dddeyb under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.