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2024 Best General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

16 Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
588 Bachelor's Degrees
$37,391 Avg Early-Career Salary
a bachelor's degree in general education is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #75 out of 363 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 16 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for general education students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 588 bachelor's degrees in general education during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great General Education School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Best General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region The education bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality education program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we consider a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

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

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for general education students working on their bachelor's degree.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study General Education in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in general education.

10 Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Education

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Monmouth University
West Long Branch, NJ
41 Annual Graduates
$49,648 Median Starting Salary
$27,000 Median Student Debt

Monmouth University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in general education. Monmouth is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of West Long Branch.

General Education bachelor's degree recipients from Monmouth University get an earnings boost of about $12,258 above the average earnings of general education graduates.

More information about a bachelor’s in general education from Monmouth University

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New York University
New York, NY
19 Annual Graduates
$21,375 Median Student Debt

New York University is a wonderful option for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in general education. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York.More information about a bachelor’s in general education from New York University

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Niagara University
Niagara University, NY
136 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Niagara University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in general education. Located in the suburb of Niagara University, Niagara is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general education from Niagara University

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Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
14 Annual Graduates
$23,250 Median Student Debt

Syracuse University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in general education. Located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general education from Syracuse University

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Arcadia University
Glenside, PA
4 Annual Graduates

Located in the large suburb of Glenside, Arcadia is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general education from Arcadia University

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Goucher College
Baltimore, MD
10 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Baltimore, Goucher is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general education from Goucher College

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19 Annual Graduates
$27,000 Median Student Debt

Located in the large suburb of Radnor, Cabrini University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general education from Cabrini University

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Wilmington University
New Castle, DE
50 Annual Graduates
$28,184 Median Starting Salary
$26,689 Median Student Debt

Wilmington University is a large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of New Castle.

Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the education program make an average of $28,184 for their early career.

More information about a bachelor’s in general education from Wilmington University

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10 Annual Graduates

Trinity College is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington.More information about a bachelor’s in general education from Trinity Washington University

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Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, PA
4 Annual Graduates

Duquesne is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Pittsburgh.More information about a bachelor’s in general education from Duquesne University


 

Best General Education Colleges by State

Explore the best general education colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New York 275 356
Pennsylvania 274 106
Maryland 207 10
New Jersey 193 43
Delaware 130 50
District of Columbia 126 23

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

Education Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Education 588

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 6,260
Teacher Education Subject Specific 3,062
Special Education 1,924
Other Education 175
Teaching English or French 62
Multilingual Education 42
Educational Administration 28
Education Philosophy 21
Educational Assessment 19
Curriculum & Instruction 11

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