General Education at Kansas State University

If you plan to study general education, take a look at what Kansas State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

K -State is located in Manhattan, Kansas and approximately 20,854 students attend the school each year. Of the 272 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Kansas State University in 2021, 15 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.

K -State General Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Education

Online Classes Are Available at K -State

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

K -State does offer online education options in education for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree

K -State General Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the education progam at K -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 education major at K -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	20
Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	25
	51
Most Popular General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	84
Best Value General Education Schools	169
Most Focused General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	200
Most Popular General Education Schools	333

Education Student Demographics at K -State

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

K -State General Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 15 education students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from K -State, about 27% were men and 73% were women. The typical education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at K -State since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at K -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 Kansas State University with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Concentrations Within General Education

The following education concentations are available at Kansas State University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Kansas State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Education	15

Related Majors

• Teaching English or French
• Multilingual Education
• Educational Assessment
• Special Education
• Teacher Education Subject Specific

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 KS, the home state for Kansas State University.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Education Professors	350	$68,730

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 Kzollman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.