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General Education at University of California - Irvine

If you are interested in studying general 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 has a total student population of 36,303. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 357 students received a bachelor's degree in general 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 General Education
  • Master’s Degree in General Education
  • Doctorate Degree in General Education

UC Irvine General Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks general education programs across the country. The following shows how UC Irvine performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

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

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

General Education Student Demographics at UC Irvine

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

UC Irvine General Education Bachelor’s Program

82% Women
81% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 18% of general education bachelor's degrees went to men and 82% 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 general 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 general education.

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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

67% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 3 students who earned a master's degree in General Education from UC Irvine in 2020-2021, 33% were men and 67% were women.

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

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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 general education. In 2021, 8 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 - 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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