by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Education. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
General Education is a major offered under the education program of study at Lake Forest College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in education, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. Lake Forest was ranked #73 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for education majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #2 in Illinois.
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Part-time undergraduates at Lake Forest paid an average of $1,529 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $48,920 | $48,920 |
| Fees | $902 | $902 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,954 | $10,954 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,784 | $2,784 |
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The median early career salary of education students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Lake Forest is $39,741 per year. That is 25% higher than the national average of $31,873.
Online degrees for the Lake Forest education bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Lake Forest Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in education in 2019-2020, 81.8% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 82.6%.
Around 54.5% of education bachelor’s degree recipients at Lake Forest in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 35%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 5 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
General Education students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Education | 11 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general education.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 3 |
*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.
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