by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Virginia” ranking is part of that endeavor.
With 129,869 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, general studies is the 5th most popular major in the United States.
Across Virginia, there were 2,671 general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 2,613 general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,630 and $19,964 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Virginia” ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a degree in general studies. That schools that top this list have a program in general studies in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for virginia associate degree general studies students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend John Tyler Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Virginia list. Chester, Virginia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general studies degrees to 297 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Tidewater Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Norfolk, Virginia, this fairly large public school handed out 600 degrees to qualified associates’s general studies students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Piedmont Virginia Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. PVCC is located in Charlottesville, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 170 associates’s general studies degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Virginia Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Annandale, Virginia, and it awarded 1,351 associates’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Northern Virginia Community College General Studies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Western Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Virginia list. Virginia Western Community College is a medium-sized school located in Roanoke, Virginia that handed out 88 associates’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Virginia Western Community College General Studies Report
Reynolds Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Virginia ranking. Reynolds Community College is a medium-sized school located in Richmond, Virginia that handed out 68 associates’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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Bluefield College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Virginia list. Bluefield, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s general studies degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, University of Management and Technology did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Virginia list. Arlington, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s general studies degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on General Studies at University of Management and Technology
Regent University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Virginia list. Regent is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 associates’s general studies degrees to qualified students.
Hampton University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Virginia ranking. Located in Hampton, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified associates’s general studies students in 2020-2021.
Eastern Mennonite University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Virginia ranking. Eastern Mennonite University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Harrisonburg, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Liberty University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Virginia list. This large school is located in Lynchburg, Virginia, and it awarded 0 associates’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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