by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Education Major in West Virginia” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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.
Across West Virginia, there were 301 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,044 and $15,785 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Education Major in West Virginia” ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer a degree in general education. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in general education.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Education Major in West Virginia” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Education Major in West Virginia”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in West Virginia list. West Virginia University is a public institution located in Morgantown, West Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 77 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Education at West Virginia University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Marshall University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Education Major in West Virginia. Located in Huntington, West Virginia, this fairly large public school handed out 68 degrees to qualified ’s education students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 13 schools in the Most Well Attended Education Major in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, American Public University System landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Charles Town, West Virginia, and it awarded 44 ’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%.
Read full report on General Education at American Military University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fairmont State University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Education Major in West Virginia. Fairmont State is a small school located in Fairmont, West Virginia that handed out 32 ’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Education at Fairmont State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concord University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in West Virginia list. Concord University is a public institution located in Athens, West Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 25 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Potomac State College of West Virginia University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Education Major in West Virginia list. This small school is located in Keyser, West Virginia, and it awarded 20 ’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Education at WVU Potomac State College
With a ranking of #7, Shepherd University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in West Virginia list. This small school is located in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, and it awarded 12 ’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Wheeling University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Education Major in West Virginia list. Located in Wheeling, West Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified ’s education students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
West Liberty University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in West Virginia ranking, coming in at #9. West Liberty University is a small public school situated in West Liberty, West Virginia. It awarded 6 ’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Bethany College West Virginia landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in West Virginia ranking. Bethany College West Virginia is a small school located in Bethany, West Virginia that handed out 4 ’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Education at Bethany College West Virginia
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in West Virginia ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Martinsburg, West Virginia, this small public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified ’s education students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Education at Blue Ridge Community and Technical College
Davis & Elkins College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Education Major in West Virginia ranking. Davis & Elkins College is a small school located in Elkins, West Virginia that handed out 3 ’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Alderson Broaddus University ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Education Major in West Virginia list. Alderson Broaddus University is located in Philippi, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s education degrees to qualified students.
Read more about General Education at Alderson Broaddus University
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