CIP 13.0101 Education

Education, General

IPEDS Completions, US Department of Education · 2025

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Total graduates

24,664

2025 · 690 schools

International share

4.5%

1,113 international students

Bachelor's degrees

7,612

4.7% international

Master's degrees

12,498

5.0% international

Overview

Education, General is a broad field that encompasses the study of teaching, learning processes, and educational systems. This major is designed for students who are interested in understanding the principles of education and how they can be applied in various settings, such as schools, community organizations, and educational policy.

Students in this program typically explore a range of subjects, including educational psychology, curriculum development, instructional strategies, and assessment methods. They learn about the historical, social, and cultural contexts of education, which helps them understand the diverse needs of students and the challenges facing educators today.

One of the key aspects of a General Education program is the emphasis on developing critical thinking and communication skills. Students are encouraged to engage in discussions about educational theories and practices, as well as to analyze current issues in education such as equity, access, and technology integration.

Graduates with a degree in Education, General can pursue various career paths, including roles in teaching, educational administration, curriculum design, and educational consulting. Additionally, this degree often serves as a stepping stone for further studies in specialized areas of education, such as special education, educational leadership, or counseling.

Overall, a major in Education, General provides a solid foundation for those passionate about making a positive impact in the lives of learners and contributing to the improvement of educational systems. It prepares students to be adaptable and responsive to the ever-evolving landscape of education.

Graduates by year

Graduates by degree level (first and second majors)

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From 2002 to 2025, graduates fell 9% and the international share went from 3.0% to 4.5%.

International share (%)

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Graduates by group, 2025

White

51.5%

Asian

4.1%

Hispanic

21.7%

Black

10.0%

Other

8.3%

Intl.

4.5%

Colleges that award this degree

In 2025, 690 schools awarded this degree as a first major. The table lists those in the 2027 U.S. News National or Liberal Arts rankings, plus the unranked schools with the most graduates.

Rank	School	State	Graduates	International
#3	Harvard University	Massachusetts	34	3
#5	Stanford University	California	132	29
#7	University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	140	54
#9	Johns Hopkins University	Maryland	295	215
#12	Columbia University in the City of New York	New York	4	0
#16	Washington University in St Louis	Missouri	35	1
#16	Brown University	Rhode Island	20	2
#16	Vanderbilt University	Tennessee	5	1
#20	University of California-Berkeley	California	66	8
#20	University of California-Los Angeles	California	197	7
#23	Georgetown University	D.C.	14	2
#25	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	Michigan	119	36
#26	University of Virginia-Main Campus	Virginia	99	6
#27	University of Southern California	California	4	2
#27	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	North Carolina	20	3
#29	University of California-San Diego	California	133	3
#31	Boston College	Massachusetts	7	0
#31	Tufts University	Massachusetts	19	3
#31	New York University	New York	29	18
#34	University of California-Davis	California	58	0
#34	University of California-Irvine	California	236	21
#34	University of Florida	Florida	79	5
#34	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Illinois	217	10
#34	Boston University	Massachusetts	61	6
#34	The University of Texas at Austin	Texas	60	3
#44	University of California-Santa Barbara	California	101	7
#44	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	New Jersey	12	2
#44	Ohio State University-Main Campus	Ohio	240	27
#49	University of Rochester	New York	9	2
#49	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	Washington	148	33
#52	University of Georgia	Georgia	8	0
#55	Purdue University-Main Campus	Indiana	116	7
#59	George Washington University	D.C.	2	0
#59	Brandeis University	Massachusetts	14	2
#59	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	Massachusetts	77	1
#59	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	Pennsylvania	8	0
#59	Texas A & M University-College Station	Texas	302	2
#69	Michigan State University	Michigan	138	0
#72	Syracuse University	New York	21	10
#73	Indiana University-Bloomington	Indiana	1	0
#73	Binghamton University	New York	7	1
#73	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	North Carolina	41	0
#80	University of California-Riverside	California	151	7
#80	Drexel University	Pennsylvania	7	1
#80	Clemson University	South Carolina	62	0
#85	University of Delaware	Delaware	6	1
#85	University at Buffalo	New York	22	1
#85	Southern Methodist University	Texas	4	0
#90	Texas Christian University	Texas	3	0
#90	Gonzaga University	Washington	14	0
#90	Marquette University	Wisconsin	14	0
#95	University of Missouri-Columbia	Missouri	36	1
#100	Chapman University	California	50	0
#100	University of San Diego	California	43	0
#100	University of Iowa	Iowa	24	0
#100	Saint Louis University	Missouri	35	0
#109	Loyola Marymount University	California	19	3
#109	University of Colorado Boulder	Colorado	23	0
#109	Fairfield University	Connecticut	1	0
#109	University of New Hampshire-Main Campus	New Hampshire	8	0
#109	Temple University	Pennsylvania	10	1
#109	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	Tennessee	136	2
#116	University of San Francisco	California	57	0
#116	Iowa State University	Iowa	41	3
#116	University of Oregon	Oregon	114	5
#121	Arizona State University-Tempe	Arizona	15	0
#121	University of Arizona	Arizona	45	0
#121	University of Central Florida	Florida	63	6
#121	SUNY at Albany	New York	2	1
#121	University of Dayton	Ohio	6	3
#121	University of South Carolina-Columbia	South Carolina	34	2
#121	The University of Texas at Dallas	Texas	10	0
#121	George Mason University	Virginia	53	4
#133	Clark University	Massachusetts	27	1
#133	Miami University-Oxford	Ohio	9	2
#133	University of Vermont	Vermont	9	0
#137	California State University--Long Beach	California	72	1
#137	San Diego State University	California	206	0
#137	San Jose State University	California	1	0
#137	University of Maryland-Baltimore County	Maryland	46	2
#137	James Madison University	Virginia	128	1
#148	California State University-Los Angeles	California	23	2
#148	Catholic University of America	D.C.	4	0
#148	University of Rhode Island	Rhode Island	35	2
#156	California State University-Fullerton	California	3	0
#156	Kansas State University	Kansas	25	0
#156	Montclair State University	New Jersey	116	0
#156	Oregon State University	Oregon	52	0
#156	University of Portland	Oregon	79	18
#156	Duquesne University	Pennsylvania	3	0
#156	Virginia Commonwealth University	Virginia	46	3
#169	Monmouth University	New Jersey	29	0
#179	Gallaudet University	D.C.	5	0
#179	University of Mississippi	Mississippi	38	1
#179	University of Utah	Utah	1	0
#186	California Lutheran University	California	45	0
#186	University of Hawaii at Manoa	Hawaii	38	1
#186	Texas Tech University	Texas	253	0
#191	University of Arkansas	Arkansas	25	0
#191	Florida Atlantic University	Florida	35	1
#191	Georgia State University	Georgia	4	0
#191	Rowan University	New Jersey	41	0
#191	Adelphi University	New York	59	0
#191	Hofstra University	New York	5	0
#191	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus	Oklahoma	19	4
#202	Sacred Heart University	Connecticut	107	0
#202	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	Louisiana	64	4
#202	University of Massachusetts-Boston	Massachusetts	8	0
#208	California State University--Fresno	California	61	1
#208	California State University-Sacramento	California	102	0
#208	University of La Verne	California	84	0
#208	University of Idaho	Idaho	17	1
#208	Mississippi State University	Mississippi	12	0
#208	Ohio Northern University	Ohio	2	0
#208	Belmont University	Tennessee	5	0
#208	University of North Texas	Texas	258	1
#219	University of Nevada-Reno	Nevada	33	2
#219	University of North Carolina--Wilmington	North Carolina	49	0
#219	Robert Morris University	Pennsylvania	7	0
#227	San Francisco State University	California	35	1
#227	University of Michigan-Dearborn	Michigan	13	0
#227	University of North Dakota	North Dakota	3	1
#227	University of Texas-San Antonio	Texas	248	0
#227	West Virginia University	West Virginia	6	0
#236	University of Colorado Denver	Colorado	73	1
#236	Stetson University	Florida	4	1
#236	Bethel University	Minnesota	16	0
#236	University of New Mexico-Main Campus	New Mexico	35	0
#236	Kent State University at Kent	Ohio	6	0
#236	Pacific University	Oregon	18	0
#236	University of Texas-Arlington	Texas	128	2
#250	Nova Southeastern University	Florida	259	0
#250	University of Missouri--Kansas City	Missouri	14	0
#250	New Mexico State University-Main Campus	New Mexico	85	2
#250	La Salle University	Pennsylvania	75	0
#250	University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley	Texas	34	0
#250	University of Wyoming	Wyoming	72	1
#262	University of Maine	Maine	17	1
#262	University of New England	Maine	54	0
#262	George Fox University	Oregon	42	0
#262	University of Texas--El Paso	Texas	279	4
#262	Seattle Pacific University	Washington	19	0
#276	Harding University	Arkansas	9	1
#276	California Baptist University	California	156	3
#276	Regis University	Colorado	2	0
#276	Marian University (IN)	Indiana	11	0
#276	University of Missouri--St. Louis	Missouri	49	1
#288	Biola University	California	29	2
#288	Arcadia University	Pennsylvania	5	0
#288	Utah State University	Utah	2	0
#288	Shenandoah University	Virginia	16	1
#288	University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee	Wisconsin	121	1
#299	Azusa Pacific University	California	23	0
#299	Southern Connecticut State University	Connecticut	81	0
#299	Boise State University	Idaho	35	0
#299	Saint Mary's University of Minnesota	Minnesota	177	0
#308	Northern Illinois University	Illinois	24	1
#308	University of Southern Mississippi	Mississippi	89	0
#308	Maryville University of Saint Louis	Missouri	4	0
#308	Montana State University	Montana	2	0
#308	Abilene Christian University	Texas	12	0
#308	University of the Incarnate Word	Texas	53	40
#317	Emory & Henry University	Virginia	4	0
#317	Marshall University	West Virginia	41	0
#317	Augusta University	Georgia	153	0
#328	University of North Texas at Dallas	Texas	27	0
#332	Jacksonville University	Florida	7	0
#332	Mercy University	New York	13	0
#332	University of Findlay	Ohio	51	3
#332	Texas A&M University--Kingsville	Texas	25	0
#332	Texas Woman's University	Texas	169	1
#332	University of Lynchburg	Virginia	8	0
#342	University of Northern Colorado	Colorado	50	0
#342	Daemen University	New York	3	0
#342	Campbell University	North Carolina	25	0
#342	Cleveland State University	Ohio	13	8
#353	University of Michigan--Flint	Michigan	51	0
#353	University of Houston--Clear Lake	Texas	121	0
#353	Pennsylvania Western University	Pennsylvania	84	0
#365	University of Central Arkansas	Arkansas	6	0
#365	Northern Kentucky University	Kentucky	10	0
#365	The University of Montana	Montana	5	0
#365	Liberty University	Virginia	290	2
#365	Eastern Washington University	Washington	269	0
#376	University of Bridgeport	Connecticut	12	0
#376	Barry University	Florida	2	0
#376	Belhaven University	Mississippi	131	0
#382	University of Alaska Fairbanks	Alaska	23	0
#382	National University	California	1,131	0
#382	Post University	Connecticut	57	0
#382	Wilmington University	Delaware	68	0
#382	Saint Leo University	Florida	11	0
#382	Southeastern University	Florida	3	0
#382	Valdosta State University	Georgia	26	0
#382	Idaho State University	Idaho	23	0
#382	Concordia University-Chicago	Illinois	13	0
#382	Roosevelt University	Illinois	5	0
#382	Wright State University-Main Campus	Ohio	11	0
#382	Dallas Baptist University	Texas	5	3
#382	East Texas A&M University	Texas	86	0
#382	Tarleton State University	Texas	15	0
#382	Texas Southern University	Texas	46	0
#382	Texas Wesleyan University	Texas	42	2
LAC #3	Swarthmore College	Pennsylvania	5	1
LAC #10	Wellesley College	Massachusetts	7	0
LAC #12	Vassar College	New York	12	0
LAC #16	Davidson College	North Carolina	16	0
LAC #19	Barnard College	New York	15	4
LAC #22	Colby College	Maine	8	0
LAC #22	Smith College	Massachusetts	19	1
LAC #22	Colgate University	New York	13	1
LAC #26	Haverford College	Pennsylvania	3	0
LAC #29	Bucknell University	Pennsylvania	14	2
LAC #31	Trinity College	Connecticut	2	0
LAC #31	Denison University	Ohio	11	0
LAC #49	DePauw University	Indiana	7	1
LAC #49	St. Olaf College	Minnesota	1	0
LAC #49	Rhodes College	Tennessee	16	1
LAC #57	Furman University	South Carolina	8	0
LAC #60	Hobart and William Smith Colleges	New York	10	0
LAC #62	Lake Forest College	Illinois	15	0
LAC #62	Berea College	Kentucky	8	0
LAC #62	Gustavus Adolphus College	Minnesota	22	0
LAC #62	Muhlenberg College	Pennsylvania	5	0
LAC #74	Principia College	Illinois	9	1
LAC #83	Morehouse College	Georgia	10	0
LAC #83	Earlham College	Indiana	7	1
LAC #85	Knox College	Illinois	7	0
LAC #85	Stonehill College	Massachusetts	10	0
LAC #85	Drew University	New Jersey	7	0
LAC #85	Susquehanna University	Pennsylvania	1	0
LAC #91	Ursinus College	Pennsylvania	7	0
LAC #91	Southwestern University	Texas	12	0
LAC #97	Lewis & Clark College	Oregon	4	0
LAC #100	University of Puget Sound	Washington	11	0
LAC #100	Beloit College	Wisconsin	14	1
LAC #106	St. Mary's College of Maryland	Maryland	12	0
LAC #111	Whitworth University	Washington	13	0
LAC #116	Ohio Wesleyan University	Ohio	5	0
LAC #116	Saint Michael's College	Vermont	45	0
LAC #119	California State University-Channel Islands	California	10	0
LAC #125	Goucher College	Maryland	95	2
LAC #125	Emmanuel College	Massachusetts	24	0
LAC #128	University of Mary Washington	Virginia	20	0
LAC #132	Bennington College	Vermont	2	1
LAC #132	Saint Norbert College	Wisconsin	2	0
LAC #132	New Saint Andrews College	Idaho	1	0
LAC #138	Millsaps College	Mississippi	1	1
LAC #140	Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts	Massachusetts	17	0
LAC #142	Covenant College	Georgia	3	0
LAC #157	Randolph College	Virginia	5	0
LAC #160	Salem College	North Carolina	3	1
LAC #160	Wittenberg University	Ohio	3	0
LAC #160	Albright College	Pennsylvania	11	0
LAC #160	University of Virginia's College at Wise	Virginia	25	0
LAC #170	Western Oregon University	Oregon	145	0
LAC #172	Brigham Young University-Idaho	Idaho	1	0
LAC #172	Guilford College	North Carolina	4	0
LAC #172	University of Wisconsin-Green Bay	Wisconsin	73	0
LAC #181	Bethany College	West Virginia	5	0
LAC #184	Fort Lewis College	Colorado	17	0
LAC #184	Harris-Stowe State University	Missouri	7	1
LAC #184	Lane College	Tennessee	3	0
LAC #184	Glenville State University	West Virginia	28	1
—	Walden University	Minnesota	631	32
—	Northcentral University	California	394	0
—	The University of Arizona Global Campus	Arizona	218	0
—	Southern New Hampshire University	New Hampshire	200	0
—	Northeastern University Professional Programs	Massachusetts	196	11
—	University of Houston-Downtown	Texas	190	1
—	Niagara University	New York	181	162
—	Empire State University	New York	181	3
—	Fort Hays State University	Kansas	170	0
—	Ivy Tech Community College	Indiana	163	0
—	Point Loma Nazarene University	California	161	0
—	University of the District of Columbia	D.C.	144	1
—	Central State University	Ohio	139	0
—	California State University-Bakersfield	California	138	0
—	CUNY LaGuardia Community College	New York	110	5
—	Southwest Minnesota State University	Minnesota	105	0
—	University of Mount Saint Vincent	New York	102	2
—	University of Massachusetts Global	California	102	0
—	Brookdale Community College	New Jersey	94	1
—	Muskingum University	Ohio	92	0
—	Southern Oregon University	Oregon	92	0
—	Southwest Baptist University	Missouri	91	0
—	American College of Education	Indiana	82	4
—	Colorado State University Pueblo	Colorado	80	0
—	Towson University	Maryland	80	1
—	Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus	New Mexico	79	1
—	Schreiner University	Texas	78	0
—	California State University--San Bernardino	California	74	0
—	Notre Dame of Maryland University	Maryland	74	0
—	Central Washington University	Washington	73	0