General Education at Northwestern University

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

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and approximately 22,603 students attend the school each year.

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.

Northwestern General Education Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Education

Northwestern General Education Rankings

Education Student Demographics at Northwestern

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

Northwestern General Education Master’s Program

56% Women

11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of education master's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in education each year. Northwestern does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 25% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within General Education

General Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northwestern University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Education	1

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 IL, the home state for Northwestern University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Education Professors	4,510	$62,280

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
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