General Education at University of Virginia - Main Campus

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

University of Virginia is located in Charlottesville, Virginia and has a total student population of 25,628.

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.

University of Virginia General Education Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Education

University of Virginia General Education Rankings

There were 16 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #25 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at University of Virginia

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at University of Virginia - Main Campus.

University of Virginia General Education Master’s Program

77% Women

23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of education master's degrees went to men and 77% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in education each year. University of Virginia does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from University of Virginia, 76% 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 Virginia - Main Campus with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	64
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within General Education

The following education concentations are available at University of Virginia - Main Campus. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Virginia - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Education	159

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 VA, the home state for University of Virginia - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA

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
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