General Education at University of California - Los Angeles

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

UCLA General Education Rankings

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

General Education Student Demographics at UCLA

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

UCLA General Education Master’s Program

The general education program at UCLA awarded 189 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 25% of these degrees went to men with the other 75% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in general education each year. UCLA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

In the general 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 general 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

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 - 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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