General Education at Brown University

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

Brown is located in Providence, Rhode Island and has a total student population of 9,948. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 students received a bachelor's degree in general education from Brown.

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.

Brown General Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Education

Brown General Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general education progam at Brown compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The general education major at Brown 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
Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	5
Best General Education Schools	11
Most Popular General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	40
	59
Most Popular General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	85
Most Focused General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	85
Best Value General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	98
Most Focused General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	127
	161
Most Popular General Education Schools	210
Best Value General Education Schools	379
Most Focused General Education Schools	407

General Education Student Demographics at Brown

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

Brown General Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in general education from Brown. About 20% were men and 80% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% more racial-ethnic minorities in its general education bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	11
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Brown 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 RI, the home state for Brown University.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Education Professors	150	$79,080

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 Ad Meskens under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.