2024 Best General Education Schools

1

Harvard University
Cambridge, MA

Harvard University is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in general education. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge. A Best Colleges rank of #6 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Harvard is a great university overall.

There were roughly 568 general education students who graduated with this degree at Harvard in the most recent data year.

2

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

Any student pursuing a degree in general education needs to look into Johns Hopkins University. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Baltimore. A Best Colleges rank of #23 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Johns Hopkins is a great university overall.

There were approximately 683 general education students who graduated with this degree at Johns Hopkins in the most recent data year.

3

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

It's hard to beat University of Pennsylvania if you wish to pursue a degree in general education. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #4 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.

There were about 187 general education students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent data year.

4

University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in general education. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #37 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.

There were approximately 150 general education students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent data year.

5

Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN

Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Nashville. A Best Colleges rank of #19 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Vanderbilt is a great university overall.

There were roughly 19 general education students who graduated with this degree at Vanderbilt in the most recent year we have data available.

6

Stanford University
Stanford, CA

Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Stanford. A Best Colleges rank of #3 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Stanford is a great university overall.

There were about 74 general education students who graduated with this degree at Stanford in the most recent year we have data available.

7

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #34 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.

There were approximately 282 general education students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent data year.

8

Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Evanston. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.

There were approximately 6 general education students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent data year.

9

Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, CA

Located in the suburb of Claremont, Claremont Graduate University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 27th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.

There were approximately 59 general education students who graduated with this degree at Claremont Graduate University in the most recent year we have data available.

10

Brown University
Providence, RI

Located in the midsize city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #21 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Brown is a great university overall.

There were roughly 37 general education students who graduated with this degree at Brown in the most recent year we have data available.

11

Purdue University - Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN

Purdue is a fairly large public university located in the city of West Lafayette. This university ranks 2nd out of 42 schools for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were approximately 269 general education students who graduated with this degree at Purdue in the most recent year we have data available.

12

University of Virginia - Main Campus
Charlottesville, VA

University of Virginia is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Charlottesville. A Best Colleges rank of #33 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means University of Virginia is a great university overall.

There were about 187 general education students who graduated with this degree at University of Virginia in the most recent data year.

13

University of California - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #26 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.

There were about 248 general education students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent year we have data available.

14

University of California - Berkeley
Berkeley, CA

UC Berkeley is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Berkeley. A Best Colleges rank of #18 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UC Berkeley is a great university overall.

There were approximately 98 general education students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent data year.

15

University of California - Irvine
Irvine, CA

UC Irvine is a very large public university located in the large city of Irvine. This university ranks 15th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.

There were roughly 251 general education students who graduated with this degree at UC Irvine in the most recent data year.

16

Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were about 151 general education students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent year we have data available.

17

University of California - San Diego
La Jolla, CA

UCSD is a very large public university located in the large city of La Jolla. This university ranks 8th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.

There were approximately 121 general education students who graduated with this degree at UCSD in the most recent data year.

18

University of Georgia
Athens, GA

Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 68 colleges for overall quality in the state of Georgia.

There were about 63 general education students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent year we have data available.

19

Western Oregon University
Monmouth, OR

Western Oregon State College is a small public university located in the town of Monmouth. This university ranks 6th out of 30 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oregon.

There were about 184 general education students who graduated with this degree at Western Oregon State College in the most recent year we have data available.

20

Nova Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, FL

NUS Florida is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale. This university ranks 10th out of 77 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.

There were about 318 general education students who graduated with this degree at NUS Florida in the most recent data year.

21

University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 77 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.

There were about 56 general education students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent data year.

22

San Diego State University
San Diego, CA

SDSU is a fairly large public university located in the city of San Diego. This university ranks 22nd out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.

There were roughly 245 general education students who graduated with this degree at SDSU in the most recent data year.

23

National University
San Diego, CA

Located in the city of San Diego, National University is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This university ranks 33rd out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.

There were approximately 944 general education students who graduated with this degree at National University in the most recent data year.

24

Iowa State University
Ames, IA

Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 40 colleges for overall quality in the state of Iowa.

There were about 46 general education students who graduated with this degree at Iowa State in the most recent data year.