General Education at University of California - Los Angeles

What traits are you looking for in a education school? To help you decide if University of California - Los Angeles is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's education program.

UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 44,589 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 189 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.

UCLA General Education Degrees Available

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

UCLA General Education Rankings

There were 33 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #10 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at UCLA

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

UCLA General Education Master’s Program

Of the 189 students who graduated with a master’s in education from UCLA in 2021, 25% were men and 75% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in education each year. UCLA 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 80% of degree recipients. That is 46% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	32
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	96
White	31
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Related Majors

• Special Education
• Educational Administration

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 University of California - Los Angeles.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Nikhil Kulkarni under License

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