Social Studies Education at University of Pennsylvania

What traits are you looking for in a social studies teacher education school? To help you decide if University of Pennsylvania is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's social studies teacher education program.

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 Social Studies Education section at the bottom of this page.

UPenn Social Studies Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Social Studies Teacher Education

UPenn Social Studies Education Rankings

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Social Studies Teacher Education Student Demographics at UPenn

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social studies teacher education majors at University of Pennsylvania.

UPenn Social Studies Education Master’s Program

Of the 16 social studies teacher education students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UPenn, about 63% were men and 38% were women.

Of the students who received a social studies teacher education master's degree from UPenn, 69% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the social studies teacher education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 31% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Mathematics Education
• Science Education
• English & Language Arts Education
• Reading Teacher Education

Careers That Social Studies Teacher Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in social studies teacher 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
High School Teachers	50,460	$64,830
Middle School Teachers	21,640	$67,950
Education Professors	2,690	$70,990
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	440	$93,440

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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