Education at Alvernia University

Every education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the education program at Alvernia University stacks up to those at other schools.

Alvernia is located in Reading, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 2,560. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 31 students received their master's degree in education.

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

Alvernia Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Education

Online Classes Are Available at Alvernia

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Alvernia does offer online courses in education for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Alvernia Education Rankings

Education Student Demographics at Alvernia

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

Alvernia Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 31 education majors earned their master's degree from Alvernia. Of these graduates, 26% were men and 74% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in education each year. Alvernia does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from Alvernia, 97% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	30
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Education

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Special Education	13
Educational Administration	8
Teaching English or French	8
General Education	2

Related Majors

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 Alvernia 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By AU540Up under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.