by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on General Education Major in Kentucky” 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 Kentucky, there were 96 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on General Education Major in Kentucky” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in general education. That schools that top this list have a program in general education in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for kentucky general education students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Midway University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Education Major in Kentucky list. Midway University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Midway, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 33 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Berea College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Education Major in Kentucky list. Berea, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s general education degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on General Education Major in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Morehead State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Morehead State University is located in Morehead, Kentucky and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 30 ’s general education degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pikeville. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Education Major in Kentucky list. University of Pikeville is located in Pikeville, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 ’s general education degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Kentucky University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on General Education Major in Kentucky. Highland Heights, Kentucky is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s general education degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Western Kentucky University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on General Education Major in Kentucky ranking. Located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, this fairly large public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified ’s general education students in 2020-2021.
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Union College Kentucky landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Education Major in Kentucky ranking. This small school is located in Barbourville, Kentucky, and it awarded 19 ’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
Spalding University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on General Education Major in Kentucky list. Located in Louisville, Kentucky, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified ’s general education students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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