Most Focused General Education Schools in Michigan
General Education is available at many schools, yet a handful of schools devote much more of their degrees to the field than the rest. The schools below are the most focused on general education in Michigan, measured by the share of their degrees in the field.
College Factual ranked the 11 general education schools in Michigan by the share of their degrees awarded in the major.
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Most Focused Schools for General Education in Michigan
Below are the schools where general education makes up the largest share of degrees in Michigan.
Top 11 Most Focused General Education Schools
No school devotes a larger share of its degrees to general education than Hillsdale College. Hillsdale College is a private not-for-profit school located in the town of Hillsdale. At this school, roughly 3% of all degrees awarded are in general education, or about 11 graduates in the most recent year.
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A rank of #2 makes Aquinas College Michigan one of the most focused schools for general education. Aquinas College Michigan is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Grand Rapids. General Education accounts for around 2% of the degrees granted here, or about 5 graduates in the most recent year.
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Alma College ranks #3 for general education by degree focus. Alma College is a private not-for-profit school located in the town of Alma. About 2% of the degrees Alma College awards are in general education, or about 5 graduates in the most recent year.
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University Of Michigan Flint is one of the most focused general education schools, landing the #4 spot this year. Set in the city of Flint, University Of Michigan Flint is a public institution. At this school, roughly 2% of all degrees awarded are in general education, or about 24 graduates in the most recent year.
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University Of Michigan Dearborn ranks #5 for general education by degree focus. Located in the city of Dearborn, University Of Michigan Dearborn is a public university. At this school, roughly 1% of all degrees awarded are in general education, or about 31 graduates in the most recent year.
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Lake Michigan College comes in at #6 for general education focus this year. Set in the rural area of Benton Harbor, Lake Michigan College is a public institution. About 1% of the degrees Lake Michigan College awards are in general education, or about 5 graduates in the most recent year.
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Siena Heights University landed the #7 spot among the most focused general education schools. Located in the town of Adrian, Siena Heights University is a private not-for-profit university. At this school, roughly 1% of all degrees awarded are in general education, or about 6 graduates in the most recent year.
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Michigan State University comes in at #8 for general education focus this year. Michigan State University is a public school located in the city of East Lansing. General Education accounts for around 0.8% of the degrees granted here, or about 97 graduates in the most recent year.
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University Of Michigan Ann Arbor landed the #9 spot among the most focused general education schools. Set in the city of Ann Arbor, University Of Michigan Ann Arbor is a public institution. General Education accounts for around 0.7% of the degrees granted here, or about 117 graduates in the most recent year.
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Grand Valley State University ranked #10 on our list of the most focused general education schools. Located in the town of Allendale, Grand Valley State University is a public university. About 0.4% of the degrees Grand Valley State University awards are in general education, or about 24 graduates in the most recent year.
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Eastern Michigan University landed the #11 spot among the most focused general education schools. Eastern Michigan University is a public school located in the suburb of Ypsilanti. At this school, roughly 0.1% of all degrees awarded are in general education, or about 5 graduates in the most recent year.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual. Schools are ranked by degree focus — the share of the school’s total degree completions that are in the program, drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
- 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 our data about colleges.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
