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Education at Swarthmore College

Education at Swarthmore College

What traits are you looking for in a education school? To help you decide if Swarthmore College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's education program.

Swarthmore is located in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 1,437.

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

Swarthmore Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Education

Swarthmore Education Rankings

The education major at Swarthmore 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 Swarthmore

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

Swarthmore Education Bachelor’s Program

81% Women
73% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 19% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 42% 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 Swarthmore College with a bachelor's in education.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 4
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Education

The following education concentations are available at Swarthmore College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Swarthmore College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Education 12
Other Education 12

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 Swarthmore College.

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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