by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended General Studies Major in Kentucky for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
With 129,869 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, general studies is the 5th most popular major in the United States.
Across Kentucky, there were 741 general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 611 general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,941 and $26,734 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended General Studies Major in Kentucky for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in general studies. To top this list, a school must have a successful general studies program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for kentucky bachelor’s degree general studies students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Kentucky University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended General Studies Major in Kentucky for a Bachelor’s. Eastern Kentucky University is a fairly large school located in Richmond, Kentucky that handed out 162 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended General Studies Major in Kentucky for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Morehead State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Morehead, Kentucky, this medium-sized public school awarded 145 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general studies students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Kentucky University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended General Studies Major in Kentucky for a Bachelor’s list. WKU is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 142 bachelors’s general studies degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Murray State University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended General Studies Major in Kentucky for a Bachelor’s. Located in Murray, Kentucky, this medium-sized public school handed out 96 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general studies students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the Cumberlands. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended General Studies Major in Kentucky for a Bachelor’s list. University of the Cumberlands is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Williamsburg, Kentucky. It awarded 41 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Lindsey Wilson College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended General Studies Major in Kentucky for a Bachelor’s list. Lindsey Wilson College is located in Columbia, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s general studies degrees to qualified students.
Brescia University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended General Studies Major in Kentucky for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Owensboro, Kentucky, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general studies students in 2020-2021.
Kentucky Wesleyan College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended General Studies Major in Kentucky for a Bachelor’s ranking. Wesleyan is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Owensboro, Kentucky. It awarded 2 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Kentucky Mountain Bible College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended General Studies Major in Kentucky for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Jackson, Kentucky, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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