2024 Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

General Education is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #55 most popular associate degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 267 associate degrees in general education to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Associate Degree Schools List

Average Early-Career Salaries

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their associate degree from the school. After all, your associate degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general education students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other general education students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt general education students go into to obtain their associate degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general education related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general education students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank General Education Schools

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 Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision.

 

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study General Education in the Great Lakes Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for general education students seeking a an associate degree.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for an Associate in Education

1

Ivy Tech Community College
Indianapolis, IN

206 Annual Graduates

$17,693 Median Starting Salary

$10,874 Median Student Debt

Ivy Tech Community College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting an associate degree in general education. Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public college located in the large city of Indianapolis.

Students who graduate with their associate from the education program state that they receive average early career earnings of $17,693.

More information about a associate in general education from Ivy Tech Community College

2

Stark State College
North Canton, OH

39 Annual Graduates

$15,957 Median Student Debt

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in general education needs to take a look at Stark State College. Located in the large suburb of North Canton, Stark State College is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in general education from Stark State College

Best General Education Colleges by State

Explore the best general education schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	196	54
Michigan	192	6
Indiana	123	206
Illinois	119	1

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General Education Related Rankings by Major

General Education is one of 14 different types of Education programs to choose from.

Education Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Education	267

Majors Similar to Education

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific	1,715
Teaching Assistants	89
Teacher Education Subject Specific	29
Educational Administration	11
Special Education	7
Other Education	6

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to KOKUYO. More about our data sources and methodologies.