A degree in general education is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #41 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best General Education Schools in Utah ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 190 degrees in general education during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Your choice of general education school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall General Education School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 in Utah.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the education degree levels they offer.
Every student who is interested in general education has to check out Southern Utah University. Southern Utah University is a large public university located in the remote town of Cedar City. This university ranks 9th out of 13 colleges for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were about 146 general education students who graduated with this degree at Southern Utah University in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the general education major at Southern Utah University make $11,107 above the standard college graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.
Westminster College Utah is a good choice for students interested in a degree in general education. Located in the city of Salt Lake City, Westminster College Salt Lake is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 7th out of 13 colleges for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were roughly 14 general education students who graduated with this degree at Westminster College Salt Lake in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, education degree recipients usually earn an average of $49,039 in their early careers.
Weber State University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in general education. WSU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Ogden. A Best Colleges rank of #597 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means WSU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 17 general education students who graduated with this degree at WSU in the most recent data year.
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).