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2023 Best General Education Schools in North Carolina

8 Colleges
$41,448 Avg Salary
$24,608 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Education 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best General Education Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best General Education Schools in North Carolina

The following schools top our list of the Best General Education Colleges.

Top North Carolina Schools in General Education

#1

Campbell University

Buies Creek, NC

Our 2023 rankings named Campbell University the best school in North Carolina for general education students. Located in the town of Buies Creek, Campbell is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Education majors at Campbell take out an average of $14,173 in student loans while working on their egree.

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The excellent programs at North Carolina State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best General Education Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public college with a very large student population.

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#4

Wingate University

Wingate, NC

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Wingate University is a great place for general education students. Located in the suburb of Wingate, Wingate is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at University of North Carolina at Wilmington helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in North Carolina. UNCW is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Wilmington.

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Western Carolina University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best General Education Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the distant town of Cullowhee, WCU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Salem College

Winston-Salem, NC

Salem College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best General Education Schools in North Carolina ranking. Salem is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem.

After completing their degree, education graduates from Salem carry an average student debtload of $30,939.

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#8

Belmont Abbey College

Belmont, NC

Belmont Abbey College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best general education programs. Located in the suburb of Belmont, BAC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

On average, education graduates from BAC take out $28,712 in student loans while working on their degree.

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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 8 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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