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. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended General Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
With 129,869 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, general studies is the 5th most popular major in the United States.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 11,380 general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 949 general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended General Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 68 colleges that offered a degree in general studies. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in general studies.
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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 “Most Well Attended General Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended General Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kent State University at Kent. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended General Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Kent State University at Kent is a public institution located in Kent, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 122 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Youngstown State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended General Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s. Youngstown, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general studies degrees to 116 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended General Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Illinois State University is a public institution located in Normal, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 111 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend DePaul University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended General Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 93 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general studies students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended General Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s. This large school is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and it awarded 65 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Ferris State University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended General Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Ferris is a fairly large public school situated in Big Rapids, Michigan. It awarded 63 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended General Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. IWU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Marion, Indiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 44 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
Baker College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended General Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #8. Baker College is located in Owosso, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 39 bachelors’s general studies degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Siena Heights University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended General Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Adrian, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 28 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general studies students in 2020-2021.
Ohio Christian University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended General Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #10. OCU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Circleville, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
With a ranking of #11, Alverno College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended General Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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.
Aurora University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended General Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #11. Aurora University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Aurora, Illinois. It awarded 21 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Andrews University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended General Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Andrews is a private not-for-profit institution located in Berrien Springs, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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.
Madonna University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended General Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Madonna is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Livonia, Michigan. It awarded 18 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Saginaw Valley State University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended General Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. University Center, Michigan is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general studies degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.
With a ranking of #16, Spring Arbor University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended General Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Spring Arbor University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Spring Arbor, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
University of Toledo did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended General Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #17. University of Toledo is located in Toledo, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s general studies degrees to qualified students.
Northeastern Illinois University ranked #18 on this year’s Most Well Attended General Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general studies degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
Full Northeastern Illinois University General Studies Report
Oakland City University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended General Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #19. Located in Oakland City, Indiana, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 13 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general studies students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Chicago State University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended General Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Chicago State University is a small school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 11 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Indiana Wesleyan University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended General Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #20. IWU is a small school located in Marion, Indiana that handed out 11 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
With a ranking of #22, Shawnee State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended General Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Portsmouth, Ohio, this small public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general studies students in 2020-2021.
University of Dayton ranked #22 on this year’s Most Well Attended General Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Dayton, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s general studies degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Michigan - Dearborn did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended General Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #24. Located in Dearborn, Michigan, this medium-sized public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general studies students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Trine University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended General Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Trine University is located in Angola, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s general studies degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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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