2024 Best General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Delaware

If you pursue a associate degree in general studies, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #2 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Delaware ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 474 associate degrees in general studies during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Associate Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general studies students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other general studies students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general studies related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for general studies students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Best General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Delaware list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study General Studies in Delaware

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in general studies.

Top Delaware Schools for an Associate in General Studies

1

University of Delaware
Newark, DE

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

292 Annual Graduates

University of Delaware is a good choice for students pursuing an associate degree in general studies. Located in the suburb of Newark, UD is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a associate in general studies from University of Delaware

2

Delaware Technical Community College - Terry
Dover, DE

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

170 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in general studies needs to take a look at Delaware Technical Community College - Terry. Located in the city of Dover, Delaware Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in general studies from Delaware Technical Community College - Terry

Best General Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best General Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	429	4,265
Pennsylvania	379	1,255
New Jersey	249	664
Maryland	221	751
District of Columbia	46	16

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Rankings in Majors Related to General Studies

One of 3 majors within the Liberal Arts General Studies area of study, General Studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to General Studies

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts	45

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.