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Best General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

2023 Best General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

4 Colleges
$35,282 Avg Salary
$26,172 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Education Bachelor's Degree School for You

General Education is the #85 most popular major in North Carolina with 255 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in North Carolina to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina

The following schools top our list of the Best General Education Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top North Carolina Schools for a Bachelor's in General Education

Our analysis found North Carolina State University to be the best school for general education students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in North Carolina. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a very large student population.

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#2

Wingate University

Wingate, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wingate University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the large suburb of Wingate, Wingate is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#3

Salem College

Winston-Salem, NC

Out of the 4 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Salem College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Salem is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem.

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#4

Belmont Abbey College

Belmont, NC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Belmont Abbey College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the midsize suburb of Belmont, BAC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that education majors at BAC take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $33,665.

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Best General Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best General Education Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 117
Virginia 918
Florida 622
Tennessee 605
Kentucky 95
South Carolina 352
Louisiana 116
Arkansas 133
Alabama 115
Mississippi 407
West Virginia 301

General Education is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Education

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to KOKUYO.

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