Education at Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus

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

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

Penn State University Park Education Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Education (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Education
• Master’s Degree in Education

Penn State University Park Education Rankings

The education major at Penn State University Park 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.

Education Student Demographics at Penn State University Park

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

Penn State University Park Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 77% went to women. The typical education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at Penn State University Park since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at Penn State University Park 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 Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	291
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

Penn State University Park Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 16% of education master's degrees went to men and 84% went to women.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from Penn State University Park, 71% 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 Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	70
International Students	18
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

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 Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus.

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 George Chriss under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.