General Education at SUNY Empire State College

If you plan to study general education, take a look at what SUNY Empire State College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SUNY Empire is located in Saratoga Springs, New York and has a total student population of 10,724. Of the 95 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from SUNY Empire State College in 2021, 95 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.

SUNY Empire General Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at SUNY Empire

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, SUNY Empire does offer online courses in general education for the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree

SUNY Empire General Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general education progam at SUNY Empire 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 SUNY Empire 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 Online General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2
Most Popular Online General Education Schools	6
Most Popular Online General Education Associate Degree Schools	7
Most Popular General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	13
Best General Education Associate Degree Schools	17
	17
Best Value General Education Associate Degree Schools	20
Best Value General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	26
Most Popular General Education Associate Degree Schools	36
Most Focused General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	37
Most Popular General Education Schools	70
Most Focused General Education Associate Degree Schools	91
Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	113
	143
Most Focused General Education Schools	146
Best Value General Education Schools	210
Best General Education Schools	303
	391

General Education Student Demographics at SUNY Empire

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general education majors at SUNY Empire State College.

SUNY Empire General Education Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of general education associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in general education at SUNY Empire are white. Around 75% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from SUNY Empire State College with a associate's in general education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	12
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

SUNY Empire General Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 95 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in general education from SUNY Empire. About 9% were men and 91% were women.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general education at SUNY Empire 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 SUNY Empire State College with a bachelor's in general education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	65
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

SUNY Empire 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 NY, the home state for SUNY Empire State College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Education Professors	5,590	$88,580

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 DanielPenfield under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.