General Education at Brandeis University

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

Brandeis is located in Waltham, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 5,440. Of the 20 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Brandeis University in 2021, 20 of them were general education majors.

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

Brandeis General Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Education

Brandeis General Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks general education programs across the country. The following shows how Brandeis performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The general education major at Brandeis is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Education. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	58
Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	62
	70
Most Focused General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	138
Best Value General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	157
Best General Education Schools	158
	185
Most Popular General Education Schools	276
Most Focused General Education Schools	423
Best Value General Education Schools	458

General Education Student Demographics at Brandeis

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

Brandeis General Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 20 general education students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Brandeis, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general education at Brandeis are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	12
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Brandeis also has a doctoral program available in general education. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That General Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in general 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 MA, the home state for Brandeis University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Education Professors	1,890	$76,230

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 Mike Lovett under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.