Education at Gannon University

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

Gannon is located in Erie, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 4,251. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 41 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.

Gannon Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Education

Online Classes Are Available at Gannon

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Gannon offers distance education options for education at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Gannon Education Rankings

Education Student Demographics at Gannon

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

Gannon Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of education master's degrees went to men and 73% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in education each year. Gannon does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from Gannon, 100% 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 Gannon University with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	41
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Education

If you plan to be a education major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Gannon University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Curriculum & Instruction	38
Educational Administration	25
Teacher Education Subject Specific	6

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences

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 Gannon 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

More about our data sources and methodologies.