General Studies is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #5 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best General Studies Schools in Washington ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 45 degrees in general studies during the 2020-2021 academic year.
The general studies program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Studies rankings. For our Best Overall General Studies School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 Schools in Washington list to help you make the college decision.
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The schools below may not offer all types of general studies degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
It's hard to beat University of Washington - Seattle Campus if you want to pursue a degree in general studies. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #37 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.
There were roughly 12 general studies students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent data year.
Whitworth University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in general studies. Whitworth is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Spokane. A Best Colleges rank of #553 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Whitworth is a great university overall.More information about a degree in general studies from Whitworth University
Edmonds Community College is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in general studies. Edmonds Community College is a medium-sized public college located in the large suburb of Lynnwood. This college ranks 29th out of 51 schools for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were roughly 10 general studies students who graduated with this degree at Edmonds Community College in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student who is interested in general studies has to take a look at University of Washington - Bothell Campus. UW Bothell is a medium-sized public university located in the large suburb of Bothell. This university ranks 50th out of 51 colleges for overall quality in the state of Washington.More information about a degree in general studies from University of Washington - Bothell Campus
Best General Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Region
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).
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The general studies program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Studies rankings. For our Best Overall General Studies School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
