by our College Data Analytics Team
General Education is taught at colleges nationwide, yet a handful of schools devote much more of their degrees to the field than the rest. To top this list, a school awards a larger share of its degrees in general education than other colleges that offer the major.
To build this ranking, College Factual compared the degree focus of the 14 schools in New Jersey offering general education.
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The colleges and universities below are the most focused on general education in New Jersey, ranked by the share of their degrees awarded in the major.
The most focused school in the country for general education is Georgian Court University. Georgian Court University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lakewood. At this school, roughly 12% of all degrees awarded are in general education, or about 60 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full general education details for Georgian Court University
Passaic County Community College is one of the most focused general education schools, landing the #2 spot this year. Set in the suburb of Paterson, Passaic County Community College is a public institution. At this school, roughly 9% of all degrees awarded are in general education, or about 76 graduates in the most recent year. See more about general education at Passaic County Community College
Brookdale Community College ranks #3 for general education by degree focus. Brookdale Community College is a public school located in the suburb of Lincroft. About 5% of the degrees Brookdale Community College awards are in general education, or about 73 graduates in the most recent year. See more about general education at Brookdale Community College
Gloucester County College is one of the most focused general education schools, landing the #4 spot this year. Located in the suburb of Sewell, Gloucester County College is a public university. About 5% of the degrees Gloucester County College awards are in general education, or about 53 graduates in the most recent year. See more about general education at Gloucester County College
Salem Community College came in at #5 on our list of the most focused general education schools. Located in the suburb of Carneys Point, Salem Community College is a public university. About 5% of the degrees Salem Community College awards are in general education, or about 12 graduates in the most recent year. See more about general education at Salem Community College
Montclair State University comes in at #6 for general education focus this year. Set in the suburb of Montclair, Montclair State University is a public institution. About 3% of the degrees Montclair State University awards are in general education, or about 163 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full general education details for Montclair State University
Monmouth University landed the #7 spot among the most focused general education schools. Monmouth University is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of West Long Branch. At this school, roughly 3% of all degrees awarded are in general education, or about 40 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full general education details for Monmouth University
Middlesex County College placed #8 for general education by degree focus. Set in the suburb of Edison, Middlesex County College is a public institution. About 3% of the degrees Middlesex County College awards are in general education, or about 39 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full general education report for Middlesex County College
Felician College placed #9 for general education by degree focus. Set in the suburb of Lodi, Felician College is a private not-for-profit institution. About 2% of the degrees Felician College awards are in general education, or about 12 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full general education details for Felician College
Drew University placed #10 for general education by degree focus. Set in the suburb of Madison, Drew University is a private not-for-profit institution. General Education accounts for around 2% of the degrees granted here, or about 8 graduates in the most recent year. See more about general education at Drew University
Cumberland County College placed #11 for general education by degree focus. Set in the city of Vineland, Cumberland County College is a public institution. About 1% of the degrees Cumberland County College awards are in general education, or about 6 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full general education report for Cumberland County College
Saint Peters College placed #12 for general education by degree focus. Saint Peters College is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Jersey City. General Education accounts for around 1% of the degrees granted here, or about 15 graduates in the most recent year. See more about general education at Saint Peters College
Rowan University ranked #13 on our list of the most focused general education schools. Rowan University is a public school located in the suburb of Glassboro. General Education accounts for around 0.6% of the degrees granted here, or about 37 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full general education details for Rowan University
Rutgers University New Brunswick landed the #14 spot among the most focused general education schools. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers University New Brunswick is a public university. At this school, roughly 0.1% of all degrees awarded are in general education, or about 9 graduates in the most recent year. See more about general education at Rutgers University New Brunswick
This ranking is produced by College Factual. The ranking reflects how concentrated each school’s degrees are in the major (completions in the field as a share of all completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
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