2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for General Studies in Alabama

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in Alabama to determine which ones were the most popular for general studies students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 183 bachelor's degrees in general studies during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great General Studies School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of general studies students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

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Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study General Studies in Alabama

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in general studies.

Most Well Attended Schools for General Studies Students Working on Their Bachelor's

1

University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL

78 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In AL

University of Alabama at Birmingham is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in general studies. UAB is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in general studies in Alabama.

There were roughly 78 general studies individuals who graduated with this degree at UAB in the most recent data year.

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2

Oakwood University
Huntsville, AL

58 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In AL

Oakwood University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in general studies. Located in the midsize city of Huntsville, Oakwood is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in general studies in Alabama.

There were about 58 general studies students who graduated with this degree at Oakwood in the most recent year we have data available.

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3

Alabama A & M University
Normal, AL

32 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In AL

Alabama A & M University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in general studies. AAMU is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Normal. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #4 in quality for bachelor's degrees in general studies in Alabama.

There were approximately 32 general studies students who graduated with this degree at AAMU in the most recent year we have data available.

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4

University of Mobile
Mobile, AL

6 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In AL

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University of Mobile is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in general studies. University of Mobile is a small private not-for-profit university located in the rural area of Mobile. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in general studies in Alabama.

There were about 6 general studies students who graduated with this degree at University of Mobile in the most recent year we have data available.

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5

Spring Hill College
Mobile, AL

5 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

Spring Hill is a small private not-for-profit college located in the medium-sized city of Mobile.

There were about 5 general studies students who graduated with this degree at Spring Hill in the most recent year we have data available.

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6

Stillman College
Tuscaloosa, AL

4 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

Stillman College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the midsize city of Tuscaloosa.

There were about 4 general studies students who graduated with this degree at Stillman College in the most recent data year.

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7

Samford University
Birmingham, AL

Samford is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Birmingham. More information about a bachelor’s in general studies from Samford University

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Rankings in Majors Related to General Studies

General Studies is one of 3 different types of Liberal Arts General Studies programs to choose from.

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.