Education at Gwynedd Mercy University

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

Gwynedd - Mercy is located in Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania and approximately 2,737 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 145 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.

Gwynedd - Mercy Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Education
• Doctorate Degree in Education

Online Classes Are Available at Gwynedd - Mercy

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? Gwynedd - Mercy offers distance education options for education at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Gwynedd - Mercy Education Rankings

There were 45 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #77 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at Gwynedd - Mercy

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

Gwynedd - Mercy Education Master’s Program

The education program at Gwynedd - Mercy awarded 145 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 28% of these degrees went to men with the other 72% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in education each year. Gwynedd - Mercy does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from Gwynedd - Mercy, 86% 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 Gwynedd Mercy University with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	124
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Education

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	73
Educational Administration	64
Teacher Education Subject Specific	24
Student Counseling	18
Special Education	11

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 Gwynedd Mercy 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 Beyond My Ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.