General Education at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study general education, take a look at what University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and has a total student population of 52,679.

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.

UIUC General Education Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Education
Master’s Degree in Education

UIUC General Education Rankings

The education major at UIUC 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.

There were 41 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #8 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at UIUC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

UIUC General Education Bachelor’s Program

100% Women

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 30% 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 Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UIUC General Education Master’s Program

74% Women

26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of education master's degrees went to men and 74% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in education each year. UIUC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from UIUC, 65% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	126
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Education	233

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 IL, the home state for University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Education Professors	4,510	$62,280

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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