2023 Best General Education Schools
435
Colleges in the United States
29,810
Education Degrees Awarded
$48,719
Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in
general education, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #41 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual reviewed 435 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of general education. Combined, these schools handed out 29,810 degrees in general education to qualified students.
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Choosing a Great General Education School
The education program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Education rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general education schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
General Education Rankings by Degree Level
The education school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best General Education Schools.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you.
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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.
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Featured General Education Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
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Best Schools for General Education in the United States
The schools below may not offer all types of education degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
25 Top Schools in Education
It's hard to beat Johns Hopkins University if you wish to pursue a degree in general education. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #9 out of 2,241 colleges nationwide means Johns Hopkins is a great university overall.
There were approximately 643 general education students who graduated with this degree at Johns Hopkins in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the general education major at Johns Hopkins University make $5,212 above the standard graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
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Any student who is interested in general education has to take a look at Harvard University. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #12 out of 2,241 schools nationwide means Harvard is a great university overall.
There were about 591 general education students who graduated with this degree at Harvard in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the general education degree program at Harvard University make $30,257 more than the typical college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.
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Every student who is interested in general education needs to check out University of Washington - Seattle Campus. UW Seattle is a fairly large public university located in the city of Seattle. This university ranks 1st out of 51 schools for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were approximately 150 general education students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent data year. General Education degree recipients from University of Washington - Seattle Campus receive an earnings boost of about $6,502 above the typical earnings of general education graduates.
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It is difficult to beat Stanford University if you want to pursue a degree in general education. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #2 out of 2,241 schools nationwide means Stanford is a great university overall.
There were about 68 general education students who graduated with this degree at Stanford in the most recent data year. Those general education students who get their degree from Stanford University earn $21,840 more than the typical education graduate.
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UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #4 out of 2,241 schools nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.
There were roughly 134 general education students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent data year. General Education degree recipients from University of Pennsylvania get an earnings boost of about $19,259 over the average earnings of general education graduates.
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Brown is a large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Providence. A Best Colleges rank of #11 out of 2,241 schools nationwide means Brown is a great university overall.
There were approximately 30 general education students who graduated with this degree at Brown in the most recent data year.
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UIUC is a very large public university located in the small city of Champaign. This university ranks 3rd out of 87 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were about 233 general education students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent data year. General Education degree recipients from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign earn a boost of approximately $7,379 above the typical earnings of general education graduates.
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Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 42 schools for overall quality in the state of Indiana.
There were roughly 258 general education students who graduated with this degree at Purdue in the most recent year we have data available. General Education degree recipients from Purdue University - Main Campus receive an earnings boost of about $22,031 above the average income of general education graduates.
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Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #32 out of 2,241 colleges nationwide means University of Virginia is a great university overall.
There were approximately 159 general education students who graduated with this degree at University of Virginia in the most recent year we have data available. General Education degree recipients from University of Virginia - Main Campus receive an earnings boost of approximately $20,677 over the typical earnings of general education graduates.
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Claremont Graduate University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Claremont. This university ranks 28th out of 170 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were about 58 general education students who graduated with this degree at Claremont Graduate University in the most recent year we have data available. Those general education students who get their degree from Claremont Graduate University receive $53,374 more than the typical education graduate.
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UCLA is a very large public university located in the large city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #29 out of 2,241 colleges nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.
There were approximately 222 general education students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent data year. General Education degree recipients from University of California - Los Angeles receive an earnings boost of approximately $11,575 above the typical income of general education majors.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In TX
383
Education Degrees Awarded
Texas A&M College Station is a very large public university located in the city of College Station. This university ranks 3rd out of 116 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were approximately 383 general education students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent year we have data available.
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Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #17 out of 2,241 colleges nationwide means UC Berkeley is a great university overall.
There were about 45 general education students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent data year. General Education degree recipients from University of California - Berkeley get an earnings boost of around $37,130 above the average earnings of general education graduates.
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Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 14th out of 170 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 368 general education students who graduated with this degree at UC Irvine in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the education program report average early career earnings of $38,782.
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Pitt is a very large public university located in the large city of Pittsburgh. This university ranks 9th out of 117 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were approximately 174 general education students who graduated with this degree at Pitt in the most recent year we have data available. Those general education students who get their degree from University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus receive $2,272 more than the average education grad.
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Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 9th out of 170 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were about 127 general education students who graduated with this degree at UCSD in the most recent data year. General Education degree recipients from University of California - San Diego receive an earnings boost of about $5,983 above the typical income of general education graduates.
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Located in the large suburb of Azusa, Azusa Pacific is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 47th out of 170 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 259 general education students who graduated with this degree at Azusa Pacific in the most recent data year. General Education degree recipients from Azusa Pacific University get an earnings boost of approximately $30,971 over the typical income of general education graduates.
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Michigan State is a very large public university located in the small city of East Lansing. This university ranks 2nd out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were approximately 186 general education students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the education program earn an average of $44,345 in the first couple years of working.
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Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #25 out of 2,241 colleges nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.
There were roughly 124 general education students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, education degree recipients typically make around $46,287 in their early careers.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
16th
Most Popular In MA
Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #34 out of 2,241 colleges nationwide means Tufts is a great university overall.
There were roughly 19 general education students who graduated with this degree at Tufts in the most recent data year.
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Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #21 out of 2,241 schools nationwide means Vanderbilt is a great university overall.
There were approximately 11 general education students who graduated with this degree at Vanderbilt in the most recent year we have data available.
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Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were about 21 general education students who graduated with this degree at NC State in the most recent data year.
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NYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,241 colleges nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 19 general education students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, education degree recipients usually earn around $46,612 in the first five years of their career.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In NY
136
Education Degrees Awarded
Located in the suburb of Niagara University, Niagara is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 61st out of 143 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 136 general education students who graduated with this degree at Niagara in the most recent year we have data available.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In OR
160
Education Degrees Awarded
Located in the fringe town of Monmouth, Western Oregon State College is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 7th out of 31 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were approximately 160 general education students who graduated with this degree at Western Oregon State College in the most recent data year.
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