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Education at University of California - Irvine

Education at University of California - Irvine

If you are interested in studying education, you may want to check out the program at University of California - Irvine. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UC Irvine is located in Irvine, California and approximately 36,303 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Education section at the bottom of this page.

UC Irvine Education Degrees Available

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

UC Irvine Education Rankings

The education major at UC Irvine is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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.

There were 16 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #243 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at UC Irvine

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

UC Irvine Education Bachelor’s Program

81% Women
77% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 19% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 46% more racial-ethnic minorities in its education bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 88
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 116
White 22
International Students 39
Other Races/Ethnicities 17

UC Irvine Education Master’s Program

85% Women
65% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 15% of education master's degrees went to men and 85% went to women.

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In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 65% of degree recipients. That is 34% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 34
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 46
White 47
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 12

Concentrations Within Education

Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of California - Irvine. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Education 368
Teacher Education Grade Specific 261
Educational Assessment 19
Teacher Education Subject Specific 8

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 - Irvine.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Teacher Assistants 167,950 $35,350
Elementary School Teachers 162,440 $80,100
High School Teachers 112,960 $80,510
Preschool Teachers 52,950 $37,850
Middle School Teachers 46,500 $75,660

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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