Education at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

If you are interested in studying education, you may want to check out the program at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SRU is located in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 8,860. In 2021, 171 education majors received their bachelor's degree from SRU.

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

SRU Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at SRU

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.

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

• Master’s Degree

SRU Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the education progam at SRU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The education major at SRU 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 Popular Online Education Basic Certificate Schools	86
Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools	203
	283
Best Education Schools	302
Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools	309
Most Popular Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	343
	395
Most Popular Education Basic Certificate Schools	415
	601
	614

In 2021, 184 students received their master’s degree in education from SRU. This makes it the #231 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #343 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at SRU

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

SRU Education Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 171 students earned a bachelor's degree in education from SRU. About 94% of these graduates were women and the other 6% were men.

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at SRU 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 Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	153
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

SRU Education Master’s Program

The education program at SRU awarded 184 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 9% of these degrees went to men with the other 91% going to women.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from SRU, 91% 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 Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	167
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

SRU also has a doctoral program available in education. In 2021, 9 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Education

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Special Education	227
Teacher Education Subject Specific	66
Teacher Education Grade Specific	39
Student Counseling	18
Teaching English or French	12
Instructional Media Design	6
Educational Assessment	3

Related Majors

• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology
• Social Sciences

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 Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania.

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 Blackngold29 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.