General Education is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #31 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Education Schools in Idaho ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 65 degrees in general education during the 2020-2021 academic year.
The general education program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Education rankings. For our Best Overall General Education School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 Schools in Idaho list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the general education degrees they offer, see the list below.
University of Idaho is a great option for students pursuing a degree in general education. U of I is a fairly large public university located in the distant town of Moscow. A Best Colleges rank of #489 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means U of I is a great university overall.
There were about 9 general education students who graduated with this degree at U of I in the most recent year we have data available.
Boise State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in general education. Located in the medium-sized city of Boise, Boise State is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 10 colleges for overall quality in the state of Idaho.
There were roughly 16 general education students who graduated with this degree at Boise State in the most recent data year.
It's difficult to beat Idaho State University if you want to pursue a degree in general education. ISU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Pocatello. This university ranks 5th out of 10 schools for overall quality in the state of Idaho.
There were roughly 27 general education students who graduated with this degree at ISU in the most recent data year.
General Education is one of 0 different types of General Education programs to choose from.
Notes and References
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).