by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual looked at 73 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best General Education Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2,177 doctor's degrees in general education during the 2020-2021 academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Your choice of general education for getting your doctor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality general education program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To take this into account we include a college's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a collection of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general education students working on their doctor's degree.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best General Education Doctor's Degree Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you.
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in general education. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in general education needs to look into Harvard University. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in general education from Harvard University
University of Pennsylvania is a great option for students pursuing a doctor's degree in general education. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia.More information about a doctorate in general education from University of Pennsylvania
Claremont Graduate University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in general education. Claremont Graduate University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Claremont.More information about a doctorate in general education from Claremont Graduate University
Johns Hopkins University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in general education. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in general education from Johns Hopkins University
Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in general education from Stanford University
UIUC is a fairly large public university located in the city of Champaign.More information about a doctorate in general education from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in general education from Purdue University - Main Campus
Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in general education from University of California - Berkeley
UGA is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Athens.More information about a doctorate in general education from University of Georgia
Northcentral University is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of San Diego.More information about a doctorate in general education from Northcentral University
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best General Education Doctor's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Nova Southeastern University | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| 12 | Azusa Pacific University | Azusa, CA |
| 12 | Walden University | Minneapolis, MN |
| 13 | University of Virginia - Main Campus | Charlottesville, VA |
| 14 | University of California - Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA |
| 15 | University of California - San Diego | La Jolla, CA |
| 16 | Ohio State University - Main Campus | Columbus, OH |
| 17 | University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 18 | University of Delaware | Newark, DE |
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