General Education at Widener University

If you are interested in studying general education, you may want to check out the program at Widener University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Widener is located in Chester, Pennsylvania and approximately 6,150 students attend the school each year.

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

Widener General Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Education

Widener General Education Rankings

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In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in education from Widener. This makes it the #314 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #85 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at Widener

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

Widener General Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students graduated with a master's degree in education from Widener. About 100% were men and 0% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in education each year. Widener does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 80% more men than average.

In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 16% better than the national average.*

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

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

Widener also has a doctoral program available in education. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within General Education

The following education concentations are available at Widener University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Widener University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Education	2

Related Majors

• Special Education
• Student Counseling
• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Educational Administration
• Teacher Education Grade Specific

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 Widener University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Education Professors	2,690	$70,990

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 User:Smallbones at English Wikipedia. under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.