by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major” 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.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 5,611 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major” ranking, we looked at 337 colleges that offer 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 a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Goddard College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major list. Goddard College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Plainfield, Vermont. The school has a small population, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 337 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Oregon University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Monmouth, Oregon, this small public school handed out 158 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s education students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Niagara University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major list. This small school is located in Niagara University, New York, and it awarded 136 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Midland University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major list. Located in Fremont, Nebraska, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 44 degrees to qualified bachelors’s education students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Principia College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major. Principia College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Elsah, Illinois. It awarded 11 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Wilmington College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major ranking. Wilmington, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s education degrees to 32 students in 2020-2021.
Boise Bible College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major ranking, coming in at #7. Boise, Idaho is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s education degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on General Education at Boise Bible College
College of Micronesia-FSM did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major ranking, coming in at #8. COM-FSM is a public institution located in Pohnpei, . The school has a small population, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Hope International University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major ranking, coming in at #9. Hope is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fullerton, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Education at Hope International University
Corban University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major ranking. Corban University is located in Salem, Oregon and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 bachelors’s education degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% 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%.
Northern Marianas College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major ranking, coming in at #11. This small school is located in Saipan, , and it awarded 19 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Education at Northern Marianas College
St. Thomas Aquinas College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Sparkill, New York, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 19 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s education students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Education at St. Thomas Aquinas College
Southern University at New Orleans ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major list. SUNO is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 bachelors’s education degrees to qualified students.
Read more about General Education at Southern University at New Orleans
Heidelberg University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major ranking. Heidelberg University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Tiffin, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Faith International University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major ranking. Tacoma, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s education degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Harris - Stowe State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major ranking, coming in at #16. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this small public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s education students in 2020-2021.
Full Harris - Stowe State University General Education Report
Gustavus Adolphus College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major ranking. Gustavus Adolphus is located in Saint Peter, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s education degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.
University of Hawaii - West Oahu landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major ranking. UH West Oahu is a small school located in Kapolei, Hawaii that handed out 33 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%.
University of Washington - Bothell Campus landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major ranking. UW Bothell is a medium-sized school located in Bothell, Washington that handed out 95 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about General Education at University of Washington - Bothell Campus
With a ranking of #20, Iowa Wesleyan University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major list. Iowa Wesleyan University is a small school located in Mount Pleasant, Iowa that handed out 7 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
John Carroll University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major ranking. John Carroll University is a small school located in University Heights, Ohio that handed out 40 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%.
Flagler College - St Augustine ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major list. Saint Augustine, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s education degrees to 34 students in 2020-2021.
Cabrini University ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major list. This small school is located in Radnor, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Beloit College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major ranking. Beloit, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s education degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
University of Wisconsin - Green Bay did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major ranking, coming in at #25. University of Wisconsin - Green Bay is a public institution located in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 74 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Not only did these schools make the top 50 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
While not in the ‘top 50’, these schools make the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Swarthmore College | Swarthmore, PA |
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