by our College Data Analytics TeamIn 2024, College Factual analyzed 38 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 969 bachelor's degrees in general education to qualified students.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Your choice of general education for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality general education program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we consider a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination 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 colleges for general education students working on their bachelor'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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.
Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for general education students seeking a a bachelor's degree.
It is difficult to beat University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in general education. UIUC is a fairly large public university located in the city of Champaign.More information about a bachelor’s in general education from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
It's difficult to beat Purdue University - Main Campus if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in general education. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general education from Purdue University - Main Campus
It is hard to beat Michigan State University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in general education. Michigan State is a very large public university located in the city of East Lansing.More information about a bachelor’s in general education from Michigan State University
It is difficult to beat Grand Valley State University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in general education. Located in the large suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general education from Grand Valley State University
Located in the town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general education from Miami University - Oxford
Located in the suburb of Granville, Denison is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general education from Denison University
UWM is a very large public university located in the large city of Milwaukee.More information about a bachelor’s in general education from University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Located in the large city of Milwaukee, Alverno is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general education from Alverno College
John Carroll is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of University Heights.More information about a bachelor’s in general education from John Carroll University
Located in the large suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general education from Concordia University, Chicago
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