General Education at Washington University in St Louis

What traits are you looking for in a education school? To help you decide if Washington University in St Louis is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's education program.

WUSTL is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and approximately 15,449 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students received a bachelor's degree in education from WUSTL.

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.

WUSTL General Education Degrees Available

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

WUSTL General Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the education progam at WUSTL compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The education major at WUSTL 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused General Education Graduate Certificate Schools	74

In 2021, 17 students received their master’s degree in education from WUSTL. This makes it the #190 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #80 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at WUSTL

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at Washington University in St Louis.

WUSTL General Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 20 education students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from WUSTL, about 15% were men and 85% were women.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at WUSTL are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 Washington University in St Louis with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

WUSTL General Education Master’s Program

Of the 17 education students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from WUSTL, about 24% were men and 76% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in education each year. WUSTL does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 53% of degree recipients. That is 19% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Washington University in St Louis with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

WUSTL also has a doctoral program available in education. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• 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 MO, the home state for Washington University in St Louis.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Education Professors	1,160	$78,320

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 Bachrach44 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.