General Education at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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

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

UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and approximately 52,679 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.

UIUC General Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UIUC

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UIUC does offer online courses in general education for the following degree levels:

UIUC General Education Rankings

The general 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 general education, making the school the #8 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Education Student Demographics at UIUC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general 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 general 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 general 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 general 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 general education master's degrees went to men and 74% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in general 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 general 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 general 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

Careers That General Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in general 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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