Education at University of Pennsylvania

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

UPenn is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 26,552.

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

UPenn Education Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Education

UPenn Education Rankings

There were 70 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #34 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at UPenn

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

UPenn Education Master’s Program

76% Women

23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 24% of education master's degrees went to men and 76% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. UPenn does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	56
Black or African American	56
Hispanic or Latino	25
White	171
International Students	311
Other Races/Ethnicities	29

Concentrations Within Education

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Educational Administration	155
General Education	134
Teacher Education Subject Specific	84
Teaching English or French	71
Teacher Education Grade Specific	41
Instructional Media Design	35
Educational Assessment	31
Other Education	27
Education Philosophy	22
Curriculum & Instruction	7

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 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
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