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
• Doctorate Degree in Education

UPenn General Education 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.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 122 students graduated with a master's degree in education from UPenn. About 27% were men and 73% were 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 7% 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	11
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	48
International Students	30
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Related Majors

• Curriculum & Instruction
• Education Philosophy
• Other Education
• Educational Assessment
• Instructional Media Design

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
• Image Credit: By WestCoastivieS under License

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