by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 3,130 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,937 and $23,962 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 267 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,077 and $19,490 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in general education. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general education program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Zane State College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Zanesville, Ohio, this small public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified associates’s education students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stark State College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Stark State College is located in North Canton, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 39 associates’s education degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lake Michigan College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region. Benton Harbor, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s education degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Central State College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region list. North Central State College is located in Mansfield, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 associates’s education degrees to qualified students.
Read more about General Education at North Central State College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ivy Tech Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Ivy Tech Community College is a large public school situated in Indianapolis, Indiana. It awarded 206 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Education at Ivy Tech Community College
With a ranking of #6, Lincoln Christian University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Lincoln, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s education degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on General Education at Lincoln Christian College and Seminary
Montcalm Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Montcalm Community College is located in Sidney, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s education degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Northwestern Michigan College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. NMC is a small school located in Traverse City, Michigan that handed out 0 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Schoolcraft College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Schoolcraft College is a public institution located in Livonia, Michigan. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 14 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Kalamazoo Valley Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #8. Kalamazoo Valley Community College is a medium-sized school located in Kalamazoo, Michigan that handed out 0 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Kalamazoo Valley Community College General Education Report
Edison State Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Edison State Community College is located in Piqua, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s education degrees to qualified students.
Read more about General Education at Edison State Community College
With a ranking of #8, James A Rhodes State College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Great Lakes Region list. James A Rhodes State College is a small school located in Lima, Ohio that handed out 0 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on General Education at Rhodes State College
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