2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Studies in the Southeast Region
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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 the Southeast Region” 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 the Southeast region, there were 28,846 general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 4,205 general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 131 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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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree general studies students.
Top 25 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Studies in the Southeast Region
Out of the 131 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oakwood University landed the #1 spot on the list. Huntsville, Alabama is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s general studies degrees to 37 students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Oakwood General Studies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Concord University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Southeast Region. Concord University is a small school located in Athens, West Virginia that handed out 59 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arkansas System eVersity. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Southeast Region. This small school is located in Little Rock, Arkansas, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Shepherd University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, and it awarded 69 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia University Institute of Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Beckley, West Virginia, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Studies at West Virginia University Institute of Technology
With a ranking of #6, West Virginia State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. West Virginia State University is a public institution located in Institute, West Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 44 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full West Virginia State University General Studies Report
Louisiana State University - Alexandria ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Louisiana State University - Alexandria is a small public school situated in Alexandria, Louisiana. It awarded 60 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #8, Southeastern Louisiana University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Hammond, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general studies degrees to 206 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Studies at Southeastern Louisiana University
Morehead State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. Morehead State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Morehead, Kentucky. It awarded 145 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff is a small public school situated in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. It awarded 36 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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McNeese State University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. McNeese State University is a public institution located in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 122 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Louisiana at Lafayette ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. UL Lafayette is a fairly large public school situated in Lafayette, Louisiana. It awarded 315 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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Bluefield State College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #13. Bluefield State College is a public institution located in Bluefield, West Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Bluefield State College General Studies Report
West Virginia University at Parkersburg landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Parkersburg, West Virginia, and it awarded 59 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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Fisk University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #15. Fisk University is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s general studies degrees to qualified students.
Full Fisk University General Studies Report
With a ranking of #16, Mississippi Valley State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Mississippi Valley State University is a small school located in Itta Bena, Mississippi that handed out 26 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Mississippi Valley State University General Studies Report
Marshall University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Huntington, West Virginia, this fairly large public school awarded 183 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general studies students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #18, Benedict College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Columbia, South Carolina, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Benedict College General Studies Report
Alcorn State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #19. Alcorn State University is a small public school situated in Alcorn State, Mississippi. It awarded 43 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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Southern University at New Orleans did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #20. SUNO is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s general studies degrees to qualified students.
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West Liberty University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. West Liberty, West Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general studies degrees to 34 students in 2020-2021.
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Stillman College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #22. This small school is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #23, Northwestern State University of Louisiana did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. NSU is a fairly large public school situated in Natchitoches, Louisiana. It awarded 113 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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Potomac State College of West Virginia University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Potomac State College of West Virginia University is a small school located in Keyser, West Virginia that handed out 15 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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Brewton - Parker College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #25. Brewton - Parker College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Mount Vernon, Georgia. It awarded 3 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Brewton - Parker College General Studies Report