General Education at Kansas State University

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

K -State is located in Manhattan, Kansas and has a total student population of 20,854. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students received a bachelor's degree in general education from K -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.

K -State General Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Education

Online Classes Are Available at K -State

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, K -State does offer online courses in general education for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

K -State General Education Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The general 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
Most Popular Online General Education Schools	23
	130
Best Value General Education Schools	169

General Education Student Demographics at K -State

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

K -State General Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 15 general 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 general 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 general 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 general 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 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 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

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