General Education at University of California - Irvine

If you are interested in studying general 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 2021, 357 education majors received their bachelor's degree from UC Irvine.

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.

UC Irvine General Education Degrees Available

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

UC Irvine General 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 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
Most Focused General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	46
Most Focused General Education Graduate Certificate Schools	74
	79
Most Focused General Education Schools	187

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in education from UC Irvine. This makes it the #300 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #48 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UC Irvine Education Graduates

The median salary of education students who receive their bachelor's degree at UC Irvine is $25,783. This is less than $33,820, which is the national average of all education majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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 General Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 357 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in education from UC Irvine. About 18% were men and 82% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 46% 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	109
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	155
White	24
International Students	44
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

UC Irvine General Education Master’s Program

Of the 3 students who earned a master's degree in General Education from UC Irvine in 2020-2021, 33% were men and 67% were women.

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	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	0
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UC Irvine also has a doctoral program available in education. In 2021, 8 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Educational Assessment
• Teacher Education Grade Specific

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
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 TFNorman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.