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.

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 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.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of general education bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical general education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Tufts since its program graduates 20% more men than average.

About 70% 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	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Tufts General Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 24% of general education master's degrees went to men and 76% went to 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 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a general education master's degree from Tufts, 67% 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	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

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