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.
College Factual reviewed 4 schools in Kentucky to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of general education. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 96 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.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best General Education Schools in Kentucky list to help you make the college decision.
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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.
Berea College is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in general education. Located in the town of Berea, Berea is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #987 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Berea is a great college overall.
There were roughly 6 general education students who graduated with this degree at Berea in the most recent year we have data available.
Northern Kentucky University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in general education. NKU is a large public university located in the large suburb of Highland Heights. A Best Colleges rank of #716 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means NKU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 5 general education students who graduated with this degree at NKU in the most recent data year.
Morehead State University is a great option for students pursuing a degree in general education. Located in the town of Morehead, Morehead State University is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 18th out of 38 schools for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were approximately 30 general education students who graduated with this degree at Morehead State University in the most recent data year.
Midway University is a great option for students pursuing a degree in general education. Midway is a small private not-for-profit university located in the rural area of Midway. This university ranks 21st out of 38 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were about 33 general education students who graduated with this degree at Midway 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).
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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.
