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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for General Education in Indiana

6 Ranked Colleges
198 Degrees Awarded
$48,159 Avg Salary
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Education Major in Indiana

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Indiana” 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 Indiana, there were 585 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,817 and $15,702 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 198 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,681 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Indiana” ranking, we looked at 6 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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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Indiana

The colleges and universities below are the best for indiana master’s degree education students.

Top 6 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for General Education in Indiana

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Earlham College
Richmond, Indiana

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Earlham College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Indiana. Richmond, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s education degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Purdue University Northwest. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Indiana. Hammond, Indiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s education degrees to 45 students in 2020-2021.

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Purdue University - Main Campus
West Lafayette, Indiana

Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Purdue University - Main Campus is a large public school situated in West Lafayette, Indiana. It awarded 116 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Valparaiso University
Valparaiso, Indiana

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Valparaiso University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Indiana. Valparaiso University is located in Valparaiso, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 masters’s education degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Education at Valparaiso University

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Butler University
Indianapolis, Indiana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Butler University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Indiana list. Butler University is a medium-sized school located in Indianapolis, Indiana that handed out 10 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Indiana University - Bloomington
Bloomington, Indiana

Indiana University - Bloomington came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Indiana ranking. Indiana University - Bloomington is located in Bloomington, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s education degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on General Education at IU Bloomington

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