General Education at Swarthmore College

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 Swarthmore College stacks up to those at other schools.

Swarthmore is located in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania and approximately 1,437 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 12 general education majors received their bachelor's degree from Swarthmore.

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.

Swarthmore General Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Education

Swarthmore General Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks general education programs across the country. The following shows how Swarthmore 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 general education major at Swarthmore 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	51
Most Popular General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	96
Most Focused General Education Schools	219
Most Popular General Education Schools	367

General Education Student Demographics at Swarthmore

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

Swarthmore General Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in general education from Swarthmore. About 17% were men and 83% were women.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general education at Swarthmore are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% 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 Swarthmore College with a bachelor's in general education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Swarthmore 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 PA, the home state for Swarthmore College.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Education Professors	2,690	$70,990

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 Nelson Pavlosky under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.