by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Connecticut” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
General Studies is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 5th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 129,869 degrees were awarded to students with this major.
Across Connecticut, there were 1,123 general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 265 general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,551 and $25,342 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Connecticut” ranking analyzed 7 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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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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Connecticut” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Connecticut”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Connecticut State University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Connecticut. Eastern Connecticut State University is a public institution located in Willimantic, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 70 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Studies at Eastern Connecticut State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Bridgeport. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Connecticut list. This small school is located in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and it awarded 38 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Studies at University of Bridgeport
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Albertus Magnus College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Connecticut. Albertus Magnus College is located in New Haven, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s general studies degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hartford landed the #4 spot on the list. UHart is located in West Hartford, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 35 bachelors’s general studies degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Connecticut list. Storrs, Connecticut is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general studies degrees to 97 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Fairfield University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Connecticut ranking. Located in Fairfield, Connecticut, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general studies students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Sacred Heart University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Connecticut ranking. Fairfield, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s general studies degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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