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General Education at University of Massachusetts Amherst

General Education at University of Massachusetts Amherst

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

UMass Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and approximately 31,642 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.

UMass Amherst General Education Degrees Available

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

UMass Amherst General Education Rankings

The general education major at UMass Amherst 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.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in general education, making the school the #85 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Education Student Demographics at UMass Amherst

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general education majors at University of Massachusetts Amherst.

UMass Amherst General Education Bachelor’s Program

94% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 6% of general education bachelor's degrees went to men and 94% went to women.

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About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general education at UMass Amherst are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Massachusetts Amherst with a bachelor's in general education.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 43
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

UMass Amherst General Education Master’s Program

100% Women
100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of general education master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Massachusetts Amherst with a master's in general education.

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

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 MA, the home state for University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Education Professors 1,890 $76,230

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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