General Education at California State University - Northridge

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 education program at California State University - Northridge stacks up to those at other schools.

CSUN is located in Northridge, California and approximately 40,381 students attend the school each year.

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.

CSUN General Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Education

CSUN General Education Rankings

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.

Education Student Demographics at CSUN

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at California State University - Northridge.

CSUN General Education Master’s Program

Of the 33 students who earned a master's degree in General Education from CSUN in 2020-2021, 3% were men and 97% were women.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from CSUN, 52% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 45% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California State University - Northridge with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	17
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within General Education

If you plan to be a education major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at California State University - Northridge. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Education	33

Related Majors

• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Teaching English or French
• Curriculum & Instruction
• Instructional Media Design
• Special Education

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 CA, the home state for California State University - Northridge.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Education Professors	3,380	$84,160

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 Cbl62 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.