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2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major

166 Ranked Colleges
2,078 Degrees Awarded
$21,881 Avg Salary
Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major

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In 2020-2021, 29,810 people earned their degree in general education, making the major the 41st most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, general education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $48,719 and had an average of $23,394 in loans still to pay off.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 2,078 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major” ranking looked at 166 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general education. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general education.

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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major

The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree education students.

Top 25 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for General Education

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Connors State College
Warner, Oklahoma

Out of the 166 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Connors State College landed the #1 spot on the list. Connors State College is a public institution located in Warner, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 134 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Palau Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major. PCC is a small public school situated in Koror, . It awarded 15 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

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Chief Dull Knife College
Lame Deer, Montana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chief Dull Knife College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major list. Chief Dull Knife College is a small school located in Lame Deer, Montana that handed out 1 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

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Little Big Horn College
Crow Agency, Montana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Little Big Horn College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major list. Little Big Horn College is a public institution located in Crow Agency, Montana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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Out of the 166 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Montana - Western landed the #5 spot on the list. The University of Montana - Western is a small school located in Dillon, Montana that handed out 38 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Montana Western General Education Report

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College of Micronesia-FSM came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major ranking. This small school is located in Pohnpei, , and it awarded 24 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

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Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major ranking, coming in at #7. Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus is a public institution located in Sewell, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 85 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full RCSJ General Education Report

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Brookdale Community College
Lincroft, New Jersey

Brookdale Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Lincroft, New Jersey, and it awarded 121 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Education at Brookdale Community College

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Potomac State College of West Virginia University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major ranking, coming in at #9. Keyser, West Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s education degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.

Full Potomac State College of West Virginia University General Education Report

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Butler County Community College
Butler, Pennsylvania

Butler County Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major list. Butler County Community College is located in Butler, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 associates’s education degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Butler County Community College General Education Report

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Allegany College of Maryland
Cumberland, Maryland

Allegany College of Maryland ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major list. Allegany College of Maryland is a public institution located in Cumberland, Maryland. The school has a small population, and it awarded 35 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Education at Allegany College of Maryland

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Highland Community College
Highland, Kansas

Highland Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major list. Located in Highland, Kansas, this small public school handed out 33 diplomas to qualified associates’s education students in 2020-2021.

Full Highland Community College General Education Report

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White Mountains Community College
Berlin, New Hampshire

White Mountains Community College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major ranking. White Mountains Community College is located in Berlin, New Hampshire and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 associates’s education degrees to qualified students.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about General Education at White Mountains Community College

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University of the District of Columbia
Washington, District of Columbia

With a ranking of #14, University of the District of Columbia did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major list. University of the District of Columbia is a small public school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 31 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about General Education at University of the District of Columbia

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Middlesex County College
Edison, New Jersey

With a ranking of #15, Middlesex County College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major list. This medium-sized school is located in Edison, New Jersey, and it awarded 71 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Middlesex County College General Education Report

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Itasca Community College
Grand Rapids, Minnesota

Itasca Community College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major list. Itasca Community College is a small school located in Grand Rapids, Minnesota that handed out 9 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Education at Itasca Community College

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Salem Community College
Carneys Point, New Jersey

Salem Community College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major list. Salem County College is a public institution located in Carneys Point, New Jersey. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Education at Salem Community College

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Trinity Valley Community College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major ranking. TVCC is a medium-sized public school situated in Athens, Texas. It awarded 54 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

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Guam Community College
Mangilao, <nil>

Guam Community College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major ranking. Guam Community College is a public institution located in Mangilao, . The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Education at GCC

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Klamath Community College
Klamath Falls, Oregon

Klamath Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major ranking, coming in at #20. Klamath Community College is a small public school situated in Klamath Falls, Oregon. It awarded 22 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Klamath Community College General Education Report

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Motlow State Community College
Tullahoma, Tennessee

Motlow State Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major ranking, coming in at #21. Motlow State Community College is a medium-sized school located in Tullahoma, Tennessee that handed out 42 associates’s 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 Motlow General Education Report

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Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major ranking, coming in at #22. Located in Perkinston, Mississippi, this medium-sized public school handed out 110 diplomas to qualified associates’s education students in 2020-2021.

Full Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College General Education Report

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New Mexico State University - Grants ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major list. Grants, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s education degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Education at NMSU Grants

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With a ranking of #24, Columbia State Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major list. This medium-sized school is located in Columbia, Tennessee, and it awarded 31 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Columbia State Community College General Education Report

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York County Community College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major ranking. York County Community College is a small school located in Wells, Maine that handed out 7 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

Full York County Community College General Education Report

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