General Education at Mount Saint Mary’s University

Every general education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the general education program at Mount Saint Mary's University stacks up to those at other schools.

MSMU is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 2,745 students attend the school each year. Of the 15 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Mount Saint Mary's 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.

MSMU General Education Degrees Available

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

MSMU General Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general education progam at MSMU 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 MSMU 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 Master’s Degree Schools	70
Most Focused General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	71
Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	72
Most Popular General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	84
	98
Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools	129
Best Value General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	129
Most Focused General Education Schools	141
Most Focused General Education Master’s Degree Schools	149
	163
Best Value General Education Schools	187
Best General Education Schools	198
Most Popular General Education Master’s Degree Schools	203
Most Popular General Education Schools	210
	260

In 2021, 15 students received their master’s degree in general education from MSMU. This makes it the #203 most popular school for general education master’s degree candidates in the country.

General Education Student Demographics at MSMU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general education majors at Mount Saint Mary’s University.

MSMU General Education Bachelor’s Program

The general education program at MSMU awarded 15 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 0% of these degrees went to men with the other 100% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 66% 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 Mount Saint Mary's University with a bachelor's in general education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

MSMU General Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students graduated with a master's degree in general education from MSMU. About 13% were men and 87% were women.

In the general education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 53% of degree recipients. That is 19% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Mount Saint Mary's University with a master's in general education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

MSMU 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 CA, the home state for Mount Saint Mary's University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Education Professors	3,380	$84,160

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 Dasandman008 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.