by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Pennsylvania” ranking.
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 Pennsylvania, there were 1,014 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,017 and $23,518 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 47 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,360 and $19,957 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Pennsylvania” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in general education. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general education.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Pennsylvania”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Butler County Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Pennsylvania list. BC3 is a small school located in Butler, Pennsylvania that handed out 27 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Lehigh Carbon Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. LCCC is a public institution located in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 17 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Lehigh Carbon Community College General Education Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Luzerne County Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Pennsylvania list. Located in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, this small public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified associates’s education students in 2020-2021.
Full Luzerne County Community College General Education Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Francis University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Pennsylvania list. Saint Francis University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Loretto, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Reading Area Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. RACC is a public institution located in Reading, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Education at Reading Area Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lackawanna College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Pennsylvania. Located in Scranton, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified associates’s education students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Bucks County Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Bucks County Community College is located in Newtown, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s education degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on General Education at Bucks County Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Community College of Philadelphia. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Pennsylvania list. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s education degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Full Community College of Philadelphia General Education Report
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