Education at Saint Louis 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 Saint Louis University stacks up to those at other schools.

SLU is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and approximately 12,229 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 35 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.

SLU Education Degrees Available

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

SLU Education Rankings

There were 58 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #46 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at SLU

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

SLU Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of education master's degrees went to men and 69% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in education each year. SLU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from SLU, 77% 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 Saint Louis University with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	27
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 Saint Louis University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Educational Administration	77
General Education	6
Special Education	6
Curriculum & Instruction	4

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences
• Psychology

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 MO, the home state for Saint Louis University.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
High School Teachers	27,930	$54,280
Elementary School Teachers	25,670	$49,860
Teacher Assistants	19,770	$27,220
Middle School Teachers	12,840	$55,070
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	6,680	$50,900

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 LouisianHTM under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.