General Education at University of Puget Sound

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 University of Puget Sound stacks up to those at other schools.

Puget Sound is located in Tacoma, Washington and approximately 2,130 students attend the school each year.

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.

Puget Sound General Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Education

Puget Sound General Education Rankings

Education Student Demographics at Puget Sound

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

Puget Sound General Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of education master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in education each year. Puget Sound does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from Puget Sound, 70% 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 Puget Sound with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	23
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within General Education

If you plan to be a education major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Puget Sound. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Education	29

Related Majors

• Curriculum & Instruction
• Student Counseling

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 WA, the home state for University of Puget Sound.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Education Professors	1,150	$72,280

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.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.