Education at University of California - Los Angeles
UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 44,589 students attend the school each year.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Education section at the bottom of this page.
UCLA Education Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Education
- Master’s Degree in Education
UCLA Education Rankings
The education major at UCLA 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.
There were 65 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #41 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Education Student Demographics at UCLA
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at University of California - Los Angeles.
UCLA Education Bachelor’s Program
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 - Los Angeles with a bachelor's in education.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 18 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 57 |
White | 11 |
International Students | 6 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 6 |
UCLA Education Master’s Program
In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 75% of degree recipients. That is 44% better than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - Los Angeles with a master's in education.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 35 |
Black or African American | 28 |
Hispanic or Latino | 103 |
White | 47 |
International Students | 11 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 16 |
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 - Los Angeles. A concentration may not be available for your level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
General Education | 222 |
Educational Administration | 30 |
Teacher Education Subject Specific | 9 |
Education Philosophy | 2 |
Special Education | 2 |
Related Majors
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 - Los Angeles.
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 Nikhil Kulkarni under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.