2024 Best General Studies Schools in the Southeast Region
119Colleges in the Southeast Region
27,992General Studies Degrees Awarded
General Studies is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #5 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 119 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for general studies students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 27,992 degrees in general studies to qualified students.
Your choice of general studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall General Studies School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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Best Schools for General Studies in the Southeast Region
The schools below may not offer all types of general studies degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
18 Top Southeast Region Schools in General Studies
It is hard to beat American Public University System if you wish to pursue a degree in general studies. American Military University is a fairly large private for-profit university located in the fringe town of Charles Town. A Best Colleges rank of #144 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means American Military University is a great university overall.
There were about 1648 general studies students who graduated with this degree at American Military University in the most recent year we have data available.
George Mason University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in general studies. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #117 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means GMU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 64 general studies students who graduated with this degree at GMU in the most recent data year.
University of Miami is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in general studies. U Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Coral Gables. A Best Colleges rank of #91 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means U Miami is a great university overall.
There were approximately 29 general studies students who graduated with this degree at U Miami in the most recent data year.
Any student pursuing a degree in general studies needs to take a look at Middle Tennessee State University. Located in the city of Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee State University is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 12th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were about 139 general studies students who graduated with this degree at Middle Tennessee State University in the most recent data year.
Northern Virginia Community College is a fairly large public college located in the large suburb of Annandale. A Best Colleges rank of #385 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Northern Virginia Community College is a great college overall.
There were about 1149 general studies students who graduated with this degree at Northern Virginia Community College in the most recent data year.
WVU is a very large public university located in the city of Morgantown. A Best Colleges rank of #513 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means WVU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 138 general studies students who graduated with this degree at WVU in the most recent data year.
Marshall University is a large public university located in the city of Huntington. This university ranks 4th out of 28 schools for overall quality in the state of West Virginia.
There were roughly 168 general studies students who graduated with this degree at Marshall University in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large city of Memphis, UofM is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #748 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UofM is a great university overall.
There were approximately 33 general studies students who graduated with this degree at UofM in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #610 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means A-State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 238 general studies students who graduated with this degree at A-State in the most recent year we have data available.
UAB is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham. A Best Colleges rank of #260 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UAB is a great university overall.
There were approximately 74 general studies students who graduated with this degree at UAB in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Hickory, CVCC is a public college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #828 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means CVCC is a great college overall.
There were approximately 16 general studies students who graduated with this degree at CVCC in the most recent year we have data available.
GaSou is a fairly large public university located in the town of Statesboro. A Best Colleges rank of #586 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means GaSou is a great university overall.
There were about 167 general studies students who graduated with this degree at GaSou in the most recent year we have data available.
NWACC is a moderately-sized public college located in the small city of Bentonville. A Best Colleges rank of #830 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means NWACC is a great college overall.
There were about 168 general studies students who graduated with this degree at NWACC in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the town of University, Ole Miss is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #361 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Ole Miss is a great university overall.
There were approximately 84 general studies students who graduated with this degree at Ole Miss in the most recent year we have data available.
Beaufort County Community College is a small public college located in the rural area of Washington. This college ranks 16th out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were about 4 general studies students who graduated with this degree at Beaufort County Community College in the most recent year we have data available.
Murray State is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Murray. This university ranks 9th out of 38 schools for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were approximately 91 general studies students who graduated with this degree at Murray State in the most recent data year.
Located in the large city of Nashville, Tennessee State University is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 28th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were approximately 23 general studies students who graduated with this degree at Tennessee State University in the most recent data year.
ETSU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Johnson City. This university ranks 11th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were about 11 general studies students who graduated with this degree at ETSU in the most recent data year.
Here are some additional great schools for General Studies students in the Southeast Region that almost earned our Best General Studies Schools in the Southeast Region award.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
Your choice of general studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall General Studies School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
