General Education at Western Colorado University

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

Western is located in Gunnison, Colorado and approximately 3,203 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.

Western General Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Education

Western General Education Rankings

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Education Student Demographics at Western

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

Western General Education Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 52 students earned a master's degree in education from Western. About 71% of these graduates were women and the other 29% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in education each year. Western does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from Western, 83% 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 Colorado University with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	43
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within General Education

General Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Western Colorado University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Education	52

Related Majors

• Teacher Education Grade 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 CO, the home state for Western Colorado University.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Education Professors	1,240	$65,180

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 Draconrex under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.