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General Education at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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

UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and has a total student population of 52,679. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 170 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.

UIUC General Education Degrees Available

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

UIUC General Education Rankings

There were 41 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #8 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at UIUC

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

UIUC General Education Master’s Program

79% Women
28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 170 students graduated with a master's degree in education from UIUC. About 21% were men and 79% were women.

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Of the students who received a education master's degree from UIUC, 68% 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 Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a master's in education.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 8
Black or African American 16
Hispanic or Latino 21
White 115
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

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 IL, the home state for University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Education Professors 4,510 $62,280

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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