General Education at Saint Louis University

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

SLU is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and approximately 12,229 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 31 general education majors received their bachelor's degree from SLU.

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.

SLU General Education Degrees Available

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

SLU General Education Rankings

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

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 SLU 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 General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	39
Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	59
Most Popular General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	85
Most Focused General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	85
Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools	106
Most Focused General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	130
	134
Best Value General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	134
Best General Education Schools	153
Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools	166
Most Popular General Education Schools	174
	208
Most Popular General Education Master’s Degree Schools	265
Most Focused General Education Master’s Degree Schools	308
	371
Most Focused General Education Schools	389
Best Value General Education Schools	401

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in general education from SLU. This makes it the #265 most popular school for general education master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in general education, making the school the #85 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Education Student Demographics at SLU

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

SLU General Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 31 general education students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from SLU, about 10% were men and 90% were women.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general education at SLU 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 Saint Louis University with a bachelor's in general education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	25
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

SLU General Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of general education master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

Of the students who received a general education master's degree from SLU, 100% 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 Saint Louis University with a master's in general education.

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

SLU 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 MO, the home state for Saint Louis University.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Education Professors	1,160	$78,320

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 LouisianHTM under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.