General Education at University of North Carolina at Wilmington

If you plan to study general education, take a look at what University of North Carolina at Wilmington has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UNCW is located in Wilmington, North Carolina and approximately 17,915 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.

UNCW General Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Education

Online Classes Are Available at UNCW

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

UNCW does offer online education options in education for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

UNCW General Education Rankings

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Education Student Demographics at UNCW

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at University of North Carolina at Wilmington.

UNCW General Education Master’s Program

Of the 67 students who graduated with a master’s in education from UNCW in 2021, 10% were men and 90% were women.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from UNCW, 61% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 37% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of North Carolina at Wilmington with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	41
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Concentrations Within General Education

The following education concentations are available at University of North Carolina at Wilmington. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of North Carolina at Wilmington. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Education	70

Related Majors

• Multilingual Education
• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Curriculum & Instruction
• Special Education
• Instructional Media Design

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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Wilmington.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Education Professors	2,500	$66,990

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.