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2024 Best General Education Schools in Kansas

5 Colleges in Kansas
373 Education Degrees Awarded
$38,662 Avg Early-Career Salary
General Education is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #41 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 5 schools in Kansas 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 373 degrees in general education during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great General Education School

Best General Education Schools in Kansas 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. We derive our Best Overall General Education School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

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.

General Education Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Education
Master's Degrees in Education

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Education Schools in Kansas ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for General Education in Kansas

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the education degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Kansas Schools in Education

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Baker University
Baldwin City, KS
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
64 Education Degrees Awarded
$47,164 Median Starting Salary

It is difficult to beat Baker University if you wish to pursue a degree in general education. Located in the town of Baldwin City, Baker is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 7th out of 47 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kansas.

There were about 64 general education students who graduated with this degree at Baker in the most recent year we have data available. General Education degree recipients from Baker University receive an earnings boost of about $8,502 over the typical earnings of general education graduates.

More information about a degree in general education from Baker University

2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In KS

Every student pursuing a degree in general education needs to check out Kansas State University. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #225 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means K -State is a great university overall.

There were approximately 15 general education students who graduated with this degree at K -State in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in general education from Kansas State University

3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
242 Education Degrees Awarded
22.7% Growth in Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in general education has to check out Fort Hays State University. Located in the remote town of Hays, FHSU is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #588 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means FHSU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 242 general education students who graduated with this degree at FHSU in the most recent year we have data available. General Education degree recipients from Fort Hays State University earn a boost of around $4,623 over the average income of general education majors.

More information about a degree in general education from Fort Hays State University

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University of Saint Mary
Leavenworth, KS
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In KS

It's difficult to beat University of Saint Mary if you want to pursue a degree in general education. Located in the town of Leavenworth, University of St. Mary is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 21st out of 47 schools for overall quality in the state of Kansas.

There were approximately 2 general education students who graduated with this degree at University of St. Mary in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in general education from University of Saint Mary

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Benedictine College
Atchison, KS
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In KS

Benedictine College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the town of Atchison. This college ranks 15th out of 47 schools for overall quality in the state of Kansas.

There were approximately 1 general education students who graduated with this degree at Benedictine College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best General Education Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 284 1,991
Missouri 283 475
Iowa 264 225
Nebraska 238 59
North Dakota 210 24
South Dakota 204 88

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One of 14 majors within the Education area of study, General Education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Education Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Education 373

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 1,786
Teacher Education Subject Specific 717
Educational Administration 646
Special Education 444
Curriculum & Instruction 350
Student Counseling 275
Instructional Media Design 130
Other Education 55
Teaching English or French 27
Education Philosophy 7

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