2024 Best General Studies Schools in the Southeast Region
119Colleges in the Southeast Region
28,846General Studies Degrees Awarded
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.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 119 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for general studies students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 28,846 degrees in general studies during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Your choice of general studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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Best Schools for General Studies in the Southeast Region
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. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
18 Top Southeast Region Schools in General Studies
It's difficult to beat American Public University System if you want to pursue a degree in general studies. American Military University is a very large private for-profit university located in the fringe town of Charles Town. A Best Colleges rank of #144 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means American Military University is a great university overall.
There were roughly 1815 general studies students who graduated with this degree at American Military University in the most recent year we have data available.
George Mason University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in general studies. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #117 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means GMU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 44 general studies students who graduated with this degree at GMU in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Miami is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in general studies. U Miami is a large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Coral Gables. A Best Colleges rank of #91 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means U Miami is a great university overall.
There were roughly 26 general studies students who graduated with this degree at U Miami in the most recent data year.
Any student who is interested in general studies has to take a look at Middle Tennessee State University. Located in the midsize city of Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee State University is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 12th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were about 132 general studies students who graduated with this degree at Middle Tennessee State University in the most recent year we have data available.
Northern Virginia Community College is a very large public college located in the large suburb of Annandale. A Best Colleges rank of #385 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Northern Virginia Community College is a great college overall.
There were roughly 1351 general studies students who graduated with this degree at Northern Virginia Community College in the most recent data year.
WVU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Morgantown. A Best Colleges rank of #513 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means WVU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 167 general studies students who graduated with this degree at WVU in the most recent data year.
Marshall University is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Huntington. This university ranks 4th out of 28 schools for overall quality in the state of West Virginia.
There were approximately 183 general studies students who graduated with this degree at Marshall University in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Memphis, UofM is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #748 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UofM is a great university overall.
There were roughly 22 general studies students who graduated with this degree at UofM in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #610 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means A-State is a great university overall.
There were about 227 general studies students who graduated with this degree at A-State in the most recent year we have data available.
UAB is a very large public university located in the city of Birmingham. A Best Colleges rank of #260 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UAB is a great university overall.
There were approximately 65 general studies students who graduated with this degree at UAB in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Hickory, CVCC is a public college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #828 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means CVCC is a great college overall.
There were roughly 6 general studies students who graduated with this degree at CVCC in the most recent year we have data available.
GaSou is a very large public university located in the town of Statesboro. A Best Colleges rank of #586 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means GaSou is a great university overall.
There were about 199 general studies students who graduated with this degree at GaSou in the most recent year we have data available.
NWACC is a medium-sized public college located in the city of Bentonville. A Best Colleges rank of #830 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means NWACC is a great college overall.
There were roughly 146 general studies students who graduated with this degree at NWACC in the most recent data year.
Located in the remote town of University, Ole Miss is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #361 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Ole Miss is a great university overall.
There were about 97 general studies students who graduated with this degree at Ole Miss in the most recent year we have data available.
Beaufort County Community College is a small public college located in the rural area of Washington. This college ranks 16th out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were roughly 11 general studies students who graduated with this degree at Beaufort County Community College in the most recent year we have data available.
Murray State is a medium-sized public university located in the remote town of Murray. This university ranks 9th out of 38 schools for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were roughly 96 general studies students who graduated with this degree at Murray State in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large city of Nashville, Tennessee State University is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 28th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were approximately 30 general studies students who graduated with this degree at Tennessee State University in the most recent year we have data available.
ETSU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Johnson City. This university ranks 11th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were about 20 general studies students who graduated with this degree at ETSU in the most recent data year.
Here are some additional great schools for General Studies students in the Southeast Region that almost earned our Best General Studies Schools in the Southeast Region award.
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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Your choice of general studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.
