2023 Most Well Attended General Studies Major in District of Columbia for an Associate

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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 District of Columbia, there were 35 general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 16 general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,168 and $25,412 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended General Studies Major in District of Columbia for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general studies. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in general studies.

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Most Well Attended General Studies Major in District of Columbia for an Associate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended General Studies Major in District of Columbia for an Associate”.

Top 2 Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for General Studies in District of Columbia

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George Washington University
Washington, District of Columbia

#2 overall quality in District of Columbia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended General Studies Major in District of Columbia for an Associate list. GWU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Trinity Washington University
Washington, District of Columbia

#7 overall quality in District of Columbia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Trinity Washington University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended General Studies Major in District of Columbia for an Associate. Trinity Washington University is a small school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 6 associates’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.

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Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.