General Education at Western Illinois University

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

WIU is located in Macomb, Illinois and approximately 7,490 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.

WIU General Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Education

Online Classes Are Available at WIU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

• Master’s Degree

WIU General Education Rankings

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Education Student Demographics at WIU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at Western Illinois University.

WIU General Education Master’s Program

Of the 10 students who earned a master's degree in General Education from WIU in 2020-2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from WIU, 90% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Western Illinois University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Education	10

Related Majors

• Teaching English or French
• Instructional Media Design
• Special Education
• Student Counseling
• Teacher Education Subject Specific

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 IL, the home state for Western Illinois University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Education Professors	4,510	$62,280

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
• Image Credit: By IlliniGradResearch under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.