General Education at Fitchburg State University

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

Fitchburg State is located in Fitchburg, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 6,728. In 2021, 8 general education majors received their bachelor's degree from Fitchburg State.

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.

Fitchburg State General Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Education

Fitchburg State General Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general education progam at Fitchburg State 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 Fitchburg State 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 Value General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	54
Most Focused General Education Graduate Certificate Schools	74
	96
Most Popular General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	125
Most Focused General Education Master’s Degree Schools	353
Most Popular General Education Schools	448

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in general education from Fitchburg State. This is the #352 most popular school for general education master’s degree candidates in the country.

General Education Student Demographics at Fitchburg State

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

Fitchburg State General Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 general education majors earned their bachelor's degree from Fitchburg State. Of these graduates, 13% were men and 88% were women.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general education at Fitchburg State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Fitchburg State 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 Fitchburg State 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 Found5dollar under License

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