General Education at University of California - Irvine

If you plan to study general education, take a look at what University of California - Irvine has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UC Irvine is located in Irvine, California and has a total student population of 36,303. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 357 students received a bachelor's degree in education from UC Irvine.

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 Irvine General Education Degrees Available

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

UC Irvine General Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the education progam at UC Irvine compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The education major at UC Irvine 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2
Most Popular General Education Schools	9
Most Focused General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	46
Most Popular General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	48
Most Focused General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	67
Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	68
Best Value General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	70
Most Focused General Education Graduate Certificate Schools	74
Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools	74
	79
Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	103
Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools	111
Best Value General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	143
	175
Most Focused General Education Schools	187
	189
Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools	222
Best General Education Schools	269
Most Popular General Education Master’s Degree Schools	300
Most Focused General Education Master’s Degree Schools	343
Best Value General Education Schools	443
	473

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in education from UC Irvine. This makes it the #300 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #48 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Education Graduates from UC Irvine Make?

The median salary of education students who receive their bachelor's degree at UC Irvine is $25,783. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $33,820 for all education 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 General Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 357 education majors earned their bachelor's degree from UC Irvine. Of these graduates, 18% were men and 82% were women.

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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	109
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	155
White	24
International Students	44
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

UC Irvine General Education Master’s Program

The education program at UC Irvine awarded 3 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 33% of these degrees went to men with the other 67% going to women.

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.

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

UC Irvine also has a doctoral program available in education. In 2021, 8 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within General Education

The following education concentations are available at University of California - Irvine. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of California - Irvine. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Education	368

Related Majors

• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Educational Assessment
• 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 - Irvine.

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 TFNorman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.