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

UC Berkeley General Education Rankings

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

52% Women

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 48% of education master's degrees went to men and 52% went to 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 28% more men than 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	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

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
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