General Education at University of California - Berkeley

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

UC Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and has a total student population of 42,327.

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.

UC Berkeley General Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Education
• Doctorate Degree in Education

UC Berkeley General Education 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.

There were 17 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #22 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at UC Berkeley

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

UC Berkeley General Education Master’s Program

Of the 19 students who graduated with a master’s in education from UC Berkeley in 2021, 42% were men and 58% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in education each year. UC Berkeley does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 22% more men than average.

In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 37% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - Berkeley with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	8
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within General Education

General Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of California - Berkeley. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Education	45

Related Majors

• Special Education
• Other Education
• Educational Administration
• Teacher Education Grade Specific

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in 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 CA, the home state for University of California - Berkeley.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Education Professors	3,380	$84,160

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 LAgirl5252 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.