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Education at Saint Joseph's University

Education at Saint Joseph’s University

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

St. Joe's is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 6,779.

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

St. Joe’s Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at St. Joe's

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? St. Joe's offers distance education options for education at the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

St. Joe’s Education Rankings

The education major at St. Joe's 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 St. Joe's

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at Saint Joseph’s University.

St. Joe’s Education Bachelor’s Program

94% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 6% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 94% went to women.

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About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at St. Joe's 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 Saint Joseph's University with a bachelor's in education.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 11
White 71
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

St. Joe’s Education Master’s Program

81% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 19% of education master's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

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Of the students who received a education master's degree from St. Joe's, 63% 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 Saint Joseph's University with a master's in education.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 13
Black or African American 48
Hispanic or Latino 20
White 213
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 39

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 Saint Joseph's University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Special Education 157
Educational Administration 133
Teacher Education Grade Specific 72
Teacher Education Subject Specific 65
General Education 5
Instructional Media Design 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 Saint Joseph's 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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