General Education at University of California - Los Angeles

What traits are you looking for in a education school? To help you decide if University of California - Los Angeles is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's education program.

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 General Education section at the bottom of this page.

UCLA General Education Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Education

UCLA General Education Rankings

There were 33 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #10 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 General Education Master’s Program

73% Women

76% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 27% 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. UCLA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 76% of degree recipients. That is 38% 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	33
Black or African American	28
Hispanic or Latino	103
White	47
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

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 University of California - Los Angeles. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Education	222

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
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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