General Education at Boston University

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

Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 32,718 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 4 education majors received their bachelor's degree from Boston U.

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.

Boston U General Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Education
• Doctorate Degree in Education

Boston U General Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks education programs across the country. The following shows how Boston U performed in these 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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The education major at Boston U 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	87
	106
Best Value General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	166

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in education from Boston U. This is the #352 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Education Graduates from Boston U Make?

The median salary of education students who receive their bachelor's degree at Boston U is $34,838. This is 3% higher than $33,820, which is the national average for all education bachelor's degree recipients.

Education Student Demographics at Boston U

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

Boston U General Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 4 education students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Boston U, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

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

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

Boston U also has a doctoral program available in education. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Multilingual Education
• Educational Assessment
• Other Education
• Student Counseling
• Teaching English or French

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 MA, the home state for Boston University.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Cmcnicoll at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.