General Education at University of California - Los Angeles

What traits are you looking for in a education school? To help you decide if University of California - Los Angeles is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's education program.

UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 44,589 students attend the school each year.

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.

UCLA General Education Degrees Available

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

UCLA General Education Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

There were 33 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #10 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at UCLA

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

UCLA General Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of education master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in education each year. UCLA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 80% of degree recipients. That is 45% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	32
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	96
White	31
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Concentrations Within General Education

General 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 - Los Angeles. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Education	222

Related Majors

• Education Philosophy
• Special Education
• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Educational Administration

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 - Los Angeles.

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 Nikhil Kulkarni under License

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