General Education at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

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

U-M is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and has a total student population of 47,907.

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.

U-M General Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Education
• Doctorate Degree in Education

U-M General Education Rankings

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.

There were 19 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #19 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at U-M

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor.

U-M General Education Master’s Program

The education program at U-M awarded 105 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 27% of these degrees went to men with the other 73% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in education each year. U-M 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 U-M, 59% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	62
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Related Majors

• Instructional Media Design
• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Educational Administration
• Teacher Education Grade Specific

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 MI, the home state for University of Michigan - Ann Arbor.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Education Professors	1,130	$76,650

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 Dwight Burdette under License

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