Education at Arcadia University

Every education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the education program at Arcadia University stacks up to those at other schools.

Arcadia is located in Glenside, Pennsylvania and approximately 3,300 students attend the school each year.

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

Arcadia Education Degrees Available

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

Arcadia Education Rankings

The education major at Arcadia 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.

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #326 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at Arcadia

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

Arcadia Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% 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 Arcadia University with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Arcadia Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of education master's degrees went to men and 74% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. Arcadia does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from Arcadia, 58% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	36
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Concentrations Within Education

If you plan to be a education major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Arcadia University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	43
Special Education	29
Teacher Education Subject Specific	25
Educational Administration	24
General Education	8
Other Education	1

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 Arcadia 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 Shuvaev under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.