General Education at Florida Atlantic University

What traits are you looking for in a general education school? To help you decide if Florida Atlantic University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's general education program.

FAU is located in Boca Raton, Florida and has a total student population of 30,805. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 61 students received a bachelor's degree in general education from FAU.

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.

FAU General Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Education

FAU General Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks general education programs across the country. The following shows how FAU 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 FAU 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	31
	108
Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	122
Best Value General Education Schools	210
	279
Best General Education Schools	312
Most Popular General Education Master’s Degree Schools	353
Most Focused General Education Schools	460

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

General Education Student Demographics at FAU

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

FAU General Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 61 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Education from FAU in 2020-2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 31% 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 Florida Atlantic University with a bachelor's in general education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	22
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	19
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

FAU 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 FL, the home state for Florida Atlantic University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Education Professors	1,770	$74,190

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 Kmgcoolguy4 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.