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Education at West Chester University of Pennsylvania

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

WCUPA is located in West Chester, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 17,719. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 213 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.

WCUPA Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at WCUPA

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? WCUPA offers distance education options for education at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

WCUPA Education Rankings

There were 14 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #273 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at WCUPA

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

WCUPA Education Master’s Program

82% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 18% of education master's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

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Of the students who received a education master's degree from WCUPA, 85% 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 West Chester University of Pennsylvania with a master's in education.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 15
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 180
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

Concentrations Within Education

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific 51
Special Education 47
Educational Administration 46
Teacher Education Subject Specific 41
Student Counseling 40
Teaching English or French 12
Education Philosophy 10
Instructional Media Design 6

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 West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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