General Education at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts

What traits are you looking for in a general education school? To help you decide if Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's general education program.

MCLA is located in North Adams, Massachusetts and approximately 1,202 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 11 general education majors received their bachelor's degree from MCLA.

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.

MCLA General Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Education
• Master’s Degree in General Education

MCLA General Education Rankings

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

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 MCLA 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 Focused General Education Graduate Certificate Schools	11
Best Value General Education Graduate Certificate Schools	14
Most Focused General Education Schools	25
Most Focused General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	35
Most Focused General Education Master’s Degree Schools	37
Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools	45
	59
Best General Education Graduate Certificate Schools	64
Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools	72
Most Popular General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	99
Best Value General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	114
Best Value General Education Schools	131
	141
Most Popular General Education Master’s Degree Schools	151
Most Popular General Education Schools	163
Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	165
	247
Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools	279
	393
Best General Education Schools	446

In 2021, 24 students received their master’s degree in general education from MCLA. This makes it the #151 most popular school for general education master’s degree candidates in the country.

General Education Student Demographics at MCLA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general education majors at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts.

MCLA General Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 11 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Education from MCLA in 2020-2021, 9% were men and 91% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general education at MCLA 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 Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts with a bachelor's in general education.

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

MCLA General Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students graduated with a master's degree in general education from MCLA. About 21% were men and 79% were women.

Of the students who received a general education master's degree from MCLA, 96% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts with a master's in general education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	23
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

MCLA 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 Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts.

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 Magicpiano under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.