2023 Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for General Education in Michigan

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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 Michigan, there were 714 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,575 and $27,750 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 6 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,608 and $18,344 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Education Major in Michigan for an Associate” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered 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.

Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Well Attended Education Major in Michigan for an Associate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Education Major in Michigan for an Associate”.

Top 5 Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for General Education in Michigan

1

Lake Michigan College
Benton Harbor, Michigan

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lake Michigan College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Education Major in Michigan for an Associate. Located in Benton Harbor, Michigan, this small public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified associates’s education students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on General Education at Lake Michigan College

2

Montcalm Community College
Sidney, Michigan

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Education Major in Michigan for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Montcalm Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Montcalm Community College is a small school located in Sidney, Michigan that handed out 1 associates’s education degrees 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.

Full Montcalm Community College General Education Report

3

Schoolcraft College
Livonia, Michigan

Top 20% overall quality in Michigan

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Schoolcraft College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Michigan for an Associate list. Located in Livonia, Michigan, this medium-sized public school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified associates’s education students in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Education at Schoolcraft College

3

Northwestern Michigan College
Traverse City, Michigan

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwestern Michigan College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Education Major in Michigan for an Associate. Located in Traverse City, Michigan, this small public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s education students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Education at Northwestern Michigan College

3

Kalamazoo Valley Community College
Kalamazoo, Michigan

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kalamazoo Valley Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Michigan for an Associate list. Located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, this medium-sized public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified associates’s education students in 2020-2021.

Full Kalamazoo Valley Community College General Education Report

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• Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for General Education

Notes and References

References

• 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.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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