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General Education at Stanford University

Every general education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the education program at Stanford University stacks up to those at other schools.

Stanford is located in Stanford, California and has a total student population of 15,953. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 51 students received their master's degree in education.

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.

Stanford General Education Degrees Available

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

Stanford General Education Rankings

There were 17 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #22 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at Stanford

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

Stanford General Education Master’s Program

57% Women
37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 43% of education master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in education each year. Stanford does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 21% more men than average.

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In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 37% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 13
International Students 19
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

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 CA, the home state for Stanford University.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Education Professors 3,380 $84,160

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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