General Education at National University

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

National University is located in La Jolla, California and has a total student population of 18,070.

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.

National University General Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Education

Online Classes Are Available at National University

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? National University offers distance education options for education at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

National University 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.

In 2021, 1,075 students received their master’s degree in education from National University. This makes it the #1 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

Education Student Demographics at National University

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

National University General Education Master’s Program

Of the 1,075 students who graduated with a master’s in education from National University in 2021, 30% were men and 70% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in education each year. National University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 46% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	53
Black or African American	51
Hispanic or Latino	339
White	487
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	145

National University also has a doctoral program available in education. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Multilingual Education
• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Instructional Media Design
• Student Counseling
• Educational Administration

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 CA, the home state for National University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Education Professors	3,380	$84,160

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 University under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.