General Education at Principia College

If you are interested in studying general education, you may want to check out the program at Principia College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Principia is located in Elsah, Illinois and approximately 340 students attend the school each year. Of the 11 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Principia College in 2021, 11 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.

Principia General Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Education

Principia General Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks education programs across the country. The following shows how Principia performed in these rankings.

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 Principia 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	5
Most Focused General Education Schools	30
Most Popular General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	99
Most Popular General Education Schools	381

Education Student Demographics at Principia

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

Principia General Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 11 education students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Principia, about 18% were men and 82% were women.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at Principia 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 Principia College with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Principia 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

General Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Principia College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Education	11

Related Majors

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 Principia College.

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
• Image Credit: By Stannate under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.