Education at University of California - Irvine

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

UC Irvine is located in Irvine, California and approximately 36,303 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 365 students received a bachelor's degree in education from UC Irvine.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Education section at the bottom of this page.

UC Irvine Education Degrees Available

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

UC Irvine Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the education progam at UC Irvine compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 UC Irvine is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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
Most Popular Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	34
	64
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	538

In 2021, 131 students received their master’s degree in education from UC Irvine. This makes it the #336 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 16 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #243 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at UC Irvine

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

UC Irvine Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 365 education students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UC Irvine, about 18% were men and 82% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 50% more racial-ethnic minorities in its education bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	113
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	157
White	25
International Students	44
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

UC Irvine Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 131 students graduated with a master's degree in education from UC Irvine. About 23% were men and 77% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. UC Irvine does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 56% of degree recipients. That is 26% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	36
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	30
White	49
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

UC Irvine also has a doctoral program available in education. In 2021, 16 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within 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 University of California - Irvine. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Education	368
Teacher Education Grade Specific	261
Educational Assessment	19
Teacher Education Subject Specific	8

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Psychology
• Social Sciences

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 University of California - Irvine.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Teacher Assistants	167,950	$35,350
Elementary School Teachers	162,440	$80,100
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Preschool Teachers	52,950	$37,850
Middle School Teachers	46,500	$75,660

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 TFNorman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.