Education at University of California - San Diego

90% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UCSD is located in La Jolla, California and approximately 39,576 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.

UCSD Education Degrees Available

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

UCSD Education Rankings

The education major at UCSD 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 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #295 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at UCSD

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

UCSD Education Bachelor’s Program

77% Women

90% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 77% went to women. The typical education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at UCSD since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 59% 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 - San Diego with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	32
White	3
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UCSD Education Master’s Program

83% Women

77% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of education master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 77% 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 - San Diego with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	28
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	13
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Concentrations Within Education

If you plan to be a education major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of California - San Diego. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Education	127
Teacher Education Subject Specific	5

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 - San Diego.

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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