General Education at Tufts University

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

Tufts is located in Medford, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 12,219. Of the 6 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Tufts University in 2021, 6 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.

Tufts General Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Tufts

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Tufts offers distance education options for general education at the following degree levels:

Tufts General Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general education progam at Tufts compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Tufts 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
Best General Education Graduate Certificate Schools	4
Most Popular Online General Education Graduate Certificate Schools	10
	23
Most Popular Online General Education Schools	36
Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools	38
Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	43
Most Focused General Education Graduate Certificate Schools	46
Best Value General Education Graduate Certificate Schools	61
Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools	75
	78
Best General Education Schools	79
	131
Best Value General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	145
Most Popular General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	145
	211
Most Focused General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	224
Most Popular General Education Master’s Degree Schools	259
Most Popular General Education Schools	290
Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools	294
Most Focused General Education Master’s Degree Schools	310
Best Value General Education Schools	431
Most Focused General Education Schools	526

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in general education from Tufts. This makes it the #259 most popular school for general education master’s degree candidates in the country.

General Education Student Demographics at Tufts

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

Tufts General Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 6 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in general education from Tufts in 2021, 17% were men and 83% were women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general education at Tufts 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 Tufts University with a bachelor's in general education.

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

Tufts General Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 general education majors earned their master's degree from Tufts. Of these graduates, 71% were men and 29% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in general education each year. Tufts does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 51% more men than average.

Of the students who received a general education master's degree from Tufts, 71% 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 Tufts University with a master's in general education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Tufts 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 MA, the home state for Tufts University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Education Professors	1,890	$76,230

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 Magicpiano under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.