Education at University of California - Los Angeles

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

UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 44,589 students attend the school each year. Of the 10,102 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of California - Los Angeles in 2021, 11 of them were education majors.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Education

UCLA Education Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Education Schools	130
Best Value Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	585

In 2021, 189 students received their master’s degree in education from UCLA. This makes it the #217 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 45% went to women. The typical education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at UCLA since its program graduates 35% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% 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	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UCLA Education Master’s Program

The education program at UCLA awarded 189 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 25% of these degrees went to men with the other 75% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. UCLA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 80% of degree recipients. That is 49% 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	32
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	96
White	31
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

UCLA also has a doctoral program available in education. In 2021, 65 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 - 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

• Library Science
• Communication & Journalism
• History
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Psychology

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.