General Education at University of California - San Diego

What traits are you looking for in a general 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 general education program.

UCSD is located in La Jolla, California and has a total student population of 39,576. In 2021, 44 general education majors received their bachelor's degree from UCSD.

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.

UCSD General Education Degrees Available

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

UCSD General Education Rankings

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

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 general education major at UCSD 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
Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	17
Most Popular General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	25
Best Value General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	27
Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	30
	33
Most Popular General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	36
Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools	47
	62
Most Popular General Education Schools	62
Most Popular General Education Master’s Degree Schools	63
Most Focused General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	64
Best General Education Schools	74
Best Value General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	94
	108
Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools	175
	176
Most Focused General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	186
Most Focused General Education Master’s Degree Schools	251
Best Value General Education Schools	273
Most Focused General Education Schools	395

In 2021, 71 students received their master’s degree in general education from UCSD. This makes it the #63 most popular school for general education master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in general education, making the school the #36 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Education Student Demographics at UCSD

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

UCSD General Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 44 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Education from UCSD in 2020-2021, 18% were men and 82% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 41% 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 - San Diego with a bachelor's in general education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	5
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UCSD General Education Master’s Program

The general education program at UCSD awarded 71 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 23% of these degrees went to men with the other 77% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in general education each year. UCSD does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

In the general education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 49% of degree recipients. That is 15% 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 general education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	28
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UCSD also has a doctoral program available in general education. In 2021, 12 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 - San Diego.

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 Znode at English Wikipedia under License

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