by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
General Education is the 31st most popular major in the country with 29,810 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Plains States region, there were 3,291 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 335 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 49 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general education. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general education program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree general education students.
Out of the 49 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Midland University landed the #1 spot on the list. Midland U is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Fremont, Nebraska. It awarded 44 bachelors’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harris - Stowe State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this small public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general education students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Gustavus Adolphus College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Plains States Region. Gustavus Adolphus College is located in Saint Peter, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s general education degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa Wesleyan University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Plains States Region list. Iowa Wesleyan University is a small school located in Mount Pleasant, Iowa that handed out 7 bachelors’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bethany Lutheran College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Plains States Region. Located in Mankato, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general education students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Macalester College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. Saint Paul, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s general education degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Concordia College at Moorhead landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Moorhead, Minnesota, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Education at Concordia College Moorhead
Bethany College Kansas came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Bethany College Kansas is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lindsborg, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Hamline University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #9. Hamline is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 14 bachelors’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Missouri Valley College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #10. Missouri Valley College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Marshall, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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William Penn University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Plains States Region list. William Penn University is located in Oskaloosa, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s general education degrees to qualified students.
University of Missouri - St Louis came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Missouri - St Louis General Education Report
Lindenwood University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Lindenwood University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Charles, Missouri. It awarded 21 bachelors’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on General Education at Lindenwood University
Saint Louis University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 31 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general education students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Webster University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Webster University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 32 bachelors’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
North Central University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking. North Central University is a small school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 2 bachelors’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Missouri Baptist University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking. MBU is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s general education degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #18, Southwest Minnesota State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Plains States Region list. Southwest Minnesota State University is a medium-sized school located in Marshall, Minnesota that handed out 5 bachelors’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
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Buena Vista University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #19. This small school is located in Storm Lake, Iowa, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Crown College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Crown is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota. It awarded 3 bachelors’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Avila University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #21. This small school is located in Kansas City, Missouri, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
Tabor College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Hillsboro, Kansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s general education degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #23, Peru State College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Plains States Region list. Peru, Nebraska is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general education degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
St Olaf College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #24. Northfield, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s general education degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Washington University in St Louis ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Plains States Region list. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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