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 reviewed 6 schools in Oklahoma to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of general education. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 257 degrees in general education during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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. 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.
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.
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 Oklahoma 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.
To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you.
Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.
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.
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in general education. Located in the distant town of Stillwater, OSU is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #227 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means OSU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 27 general education students who graduated with this degree at OSU in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the general education major at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus get $21,372 more than the average graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.
Every student pursuing a degree in general education has to check out Oral Roberts University. ORU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Tulsa. This university ranks 11th out of 32 schools for overall quality in the state of Oklahoma.
There were approximately 3 general education students who graduated with this degree at ORU in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student who is interested in general education needs to look into Tulsa Community College. Located in the city of Tulsa, Tulsa Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 10th out of 32 schools for overall quality in the state of Oklahoma.
There were about 20 general education students who graduated with this degree at Tulsa Community College in the most recent data year. After graduating, education degree recipients generally earn an average of $23,356 in the first five years of their career.
It is difficult to beat Southern Nazarene University if you want to pursue a degree in general education. SNU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Bethany. A Best Colleges rank of #736 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means SNU is a great university overall.
There were about 1 general education students who graduated with this degree at SNU in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the general education program at Southern Nazarene University earn $4,707 above the standard graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
Langston University is a small public university located in the rural area of Langston. This university ranks 27th out of 32 schools for overall quality in the state of Oklahoma.
There were roughly 5 general education students who graduated with this degree at Langston University in the most recent data year.
Located in the small city of Lawton, Cameron University is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 32nd out of 32 schools for overall quality in the state of Oklahoma.
There were roughly 15 general education students who graduated with this degree at Cameron University in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large suburb of Edmond, UCO is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #994 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UCO is a great university overall.
There were about 1 general education students who graduated with this degree at UCO in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
college factual
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. 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.
