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2023 Most Well Attended Education Major for an Associate

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Most Well Attended Education Major for an Associate

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 “Most Well Attended Education Major for an Associate” ranking.

General Education is the 41st most popular major in the country with 29,810 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 associate degree level specifically, there were 2,078 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Education Major for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 166 colleges that offer a degree in general education. To top this list, a school must have a successful general education program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended Education Major for an Associate

The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree education students.

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Ivy Tech Community College
Indianapolis, Indiana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ivy Tech Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major for an Associate list. Ivy Tech Community College is a large school located in Indianapolis, Indiana that handed out 206 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Education at Ivy Tech Community College

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Connors State College
Warner, Oklahoma

Out of the 166 schools in the Most Well Attended Education Major for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Connors State College landed the #2 spot on the list. Warner, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s education degrees to 134 students in 2020-2021.

Full CSC General Education Report

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Brookdale Community College
Lincroft, New Jersey

Out of the 166 schools in the Most Well Attended Education Major for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Brookdale Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Brookdale Community College is a medium-sized school located in Lincroft, New Jersey that handed out 121 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Education at Brookdale Community College

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Out of the 166 schools in the Most Well Attended Education Major for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a medium-sized school located in Perkinston, Mississippi that handed out 110 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College General Education Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major for an Associate list. Located in Sewell, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school awarded 85 degrees to qualified associates’s education students in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Education at Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus

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Middlesex County College
Edison, New Jersey

Middlesex County College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Education Major for an Associate list. Located in Edison, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school awarded 71 degrees to qualified associates’s education students in 2020-2021.

Full Middlesex County College General Education Report

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Trinity Valley Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Education Major for an Associate list. TVCC is a medium-sized school located in Athens, Texas that handed out 54 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

Full TVCC General Education Report

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Motlow State Community College
Tullahoma, Tennessee

Motlow State Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #8. Motlow is a medium-sized public school situated in Tullahoma, Tennessee. It awarded 42 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Motlow General Education Report

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Stark State College
North Canton, Ohio

Stark State College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #9. This fairly large school is located in North Canton, Ohio, and it awarded 39 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Education at Stark State College

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The University of Montana - Western came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Education Major for an Associate ranking. Montana Western is a small school located in Dillon, Montana that handed out 38 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Education at The University of Montana - Western

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Allegany College of Maryland
Cumberland, Maryland

Allegany College of Maryland landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major for an Associate ranking. Allegany College of Maryland is located in Cumberland, Maryland and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 35 associates’s education degrees to qualified students.

Full Allegany College of Maryland General Education Report

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Community College of Baltimore County landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major for an Associate ranking. CCBC is a fairly large public school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 35 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Education at CCBC

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LaGuardia Community College
Long Island City, New York

LaGuardia Community College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major for an Associate ranking. LaGuardia is located in Long Island City, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 33 associates’s education degrees to qualified students.

Full LaGuardia Community College General Education Report

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Highland Community College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Education Major for an Associate ranking. Located in Highland, Kansas, this small public school handed out 33 diplomas to qualified associates’s education students in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Education at Highland Community College

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Columbia State Community College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major for an Associate ranking. Columbia State Community College is a medium-sized school located in Columbia, Tennessee that handed out 31 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Education at Columbia State Community College

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University of the District of Columbia
Washington, District of Columbia

With a ranking of #15, University of the District of Columbia did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major for an Associate list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s education degrees to 31 students in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full University of the District of Columbia General Education Report

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Campbell University
Buies Creek, North Carolina

Campbell University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #17. This medium-sized school is located in Buies Creek, North Carolina, and it awarded 29 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.

Read more about General Education at Campbell

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With a ranking of #18, Roane State Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major for an Associate list. Roane State Community College is a small public school situated in Harriman, Tennessee. It awarded 28 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Education at Roane State Community College

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Pellissippi State Community College ranked #19 on this year’s Most Well Attended Education Major for an Associate list. This medium-sized school is located in Knoxville, Tennessee, and it awarded 27 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Pellissippi State Community College General Education Report

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Butler County Community College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Education Major for an Associate ranking. BC3 is located in Butler, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 associates’s education degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.

Full Butler County Community College General Education Report

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Liberty University
Lynchburg, Virginia

Liberty University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major for an Associate ranking. Lynchburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s education degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.

Full Liberty University General Education Report

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El Paso Community College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major for an Associate ranking. Located in El Paso, Texas, this large public school handed out 25 degrees to qualified associates’s education students in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Education at El Paso Community College

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Volunteer State Community College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major for an Associate ranking. VSCC is a medium-sized public school situated in Gallatin, Tennessee. It awarded 24 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Education at Volunteer State Community College

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College of Micronesia-FSM did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #23. This small school is located in Pohnpei, , and it awarded 24 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Education at COM-FSM

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Palomar College
San Marcos, California

Palomar College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #25. Located in San Marcos, California, this fairly large public school handed out 23 degrees to qualified associates’s education students in 2020-2021.

Full Palomar College General Education Report

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Walters State Community College
Morristown, Tennessee

With a ranking of #25, Walters State Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major for an Associate list. Walters State Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Morristown, Tennessee. It awarded 23 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Education at Walters State Community College

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