General Education at Stanford University

Every general education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the education program at Stanford University stacks up to those at other schools.

Stanford is located in Stanford, California and has a total student population of 15,953.

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.

Stanford General Education Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Education

Stanford General Education Rankings

There were 17 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #22 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at Stanford

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

Stanford General Education Master’s Program

73% Women

53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 28% of education master's degrees went to men and 73% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in education each year. Stanford does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 53% of degree recipients. That is 15% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	24
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	25
International Students	31
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

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 Stanford University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Education	68

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 Stanford 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
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