General Education at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus

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

UW Tacoma is located in Tacoma, Washington and has a total student population of 5,364.

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.

UW Tacoma General Education Degrees Available

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

UW Tacoma General Education Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

In 2021, 25 students received their master’s degree in general education from UW Tacoma. This makes it the #145 most popular school for general education master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 19 students who received their doctoral degrees in general education, making the school the #19 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Education Student Demographics at UW Tacoma

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general education majors at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus.

UW Tacoma General Education Master’s Program

Of the 25 students who graduated with a master’s in general education from UW Tacoma in 2021, 20% were men and 80% were women.

Of the students who received a general education master's degree from UW Tacoma, 52% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the general education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 36% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	13
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UW Tacoma also has a doctoral program available in general education. In 2021, 19 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 WA, the home state for University of Washington - Tacoma Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Education Professors	1,150	$72,280

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.