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General Education at Northwestern University

General Education at Northwestern University

If you are interested in studying general education, you may want to check out the program at Northwestern University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and has a total student population of 22,603.

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.

Northwestern General Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Education

Northwestern General Education Rankings

Education Student Demographics at Northwestern

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

Northwestern General Education Master’s Program

56% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 44% of education master's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in education each year. Northwestern does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 25% more men than average.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 1
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Northwestern University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Education 1

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 Northwestern 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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