General Education at University of California - Santa Barbara

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

UCSB is located in Santa Barbara, California and has a total student population of 26,179.

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.

UCSB General Education Degrees Available

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

UCSB General Education Rankings

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There were 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #32 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at UCSB

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

UCSB General Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 99 education majors earned their master's degree from UCSB. Of these graduates, 21% were men and 79% were women.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from UCSB, 53% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 46% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	29
White	52
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within General Education

If you plan to be a education major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of California - Santa Barbara. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Education	187

Related Majors

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 - Santa Barbara.

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 Nandaro under License

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