2024 Best General Education Schools in Alabama

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.

There was only one school in Alabama to review for the 2024 Best General Education Schools in Alabama ranking.

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Pick Your General Education Degree Level

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 Schools in Alabama list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for General Education in Alabama

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.

Top Alabama Schools in Education

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Troy University
Troy, AL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

It is hard to beat Troy University if you want to pursue a degree in general education. TROY is a large public university located in the town of Troy.More information about a degree in general education from Troy University

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University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

$55,623 Median Starting Salary

It is difficult to beat University of Alabama at Birmingham if you want to pursue a degree in general education. Located in the midsize city of Birmingham, UAB is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Soon after graduating, education degree recipients usually make an average of $55,623 in their early careers.

More information about a degree in general education from University of Alabama at Birmingham

 

Best General Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best General Education Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Georgia	287	64
Florida	282	580
North Carolina	279	252
Virginia	274	915
Tennessee	269	590
South Carolina	248	352
Kentucky	244	76
Louisiana	242	95
Mississippi	234	285
Arkansas	234	133
West Virginia	207	298

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Rankings in Majors Related to Education

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

Education Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Education	115

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Majors Similar to Education

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific	2,521
Teacher Education Subject Specific	722
Educational Administration	618
Special Education	437
Student Counseling	329
Instructional Media Design	141
Teaching English or French	74
Other Education	51
Curriculum & Instruction	28
Educational Assessment	26

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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).
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