General Education at University of California - Berkeley

What traits are you looking for in a general 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 general 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 General Education
• Doctorate Degree in General Education

UC Berkeley General Education Rankings

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

General Education Student Demographics at UC Berkeley

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

UC Berkeley General Education Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 students earned a master's degree in general education from UC Berkeley. About 58% of these graduates were women and the other 42% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in general education each year. UC Berkeley does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 22% more men than average.

In the general 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 general 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

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 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

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