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Social Studies Education at University of Pennsylvania

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

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

43% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 57% of social studies teacher education master's degrees went to men and 43% went to women.

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Of the students who received a social studies teacher education master's degree from UPenn, 57% 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 43% of degree recipients. That is 25% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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