General Education at University of Pennsylvania

If you plan to study general 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 approximately 26,552 students attend the school each year.

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

UPenn General Education Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Education

UPenn General Education Rankings

There were 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #36 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 General Education Master’s Program

72% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 28% of education master's degrees went to men and 72% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in education each year. UPenn does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% 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	15
Black or African American	26
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	40
International Students	61
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Concentrations Within General Education

General Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Pennsylvania. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Education	134

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
Education Professors	2,690	$70,990

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
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