2023 Most Popular General Education Schools
Finding the Best General Education School for You
General Education is the #39 most popular major in the country with 29,810 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular General Education Schools ranking. This report analyzed 834 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Education program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular General Education Schools in the United States
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Top 25 Most Popular Schools in General Education
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend National University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Schools list. Located in the large city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
The excellent programs at Grand Canyon University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northcentral University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Schools list. Northcentral University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.
Out of the 834 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Johns Hopkins University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Harvard University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Education Schools ranking. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.
Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general education programs. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #9, University of California - Irvine did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the city of Irvine.
Education majors at UC Irvine take out an average of $15,000 in student loans while working on their egree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $230.
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Teachers College of San Joaquin ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Schools list. Teachers College of San Joaquin is a small public school located in the large city of Stockton.
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With a ranking of #11, Texas Tech University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lubbock.
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Nova Southeastern University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
With a ranking of #13, James Madison University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students. JMU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Harrisonburg.
Cuesta College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Education Schools ranking. Located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cuesta College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Schools list. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus.
While working on their degree, education majors at Ohio State accumulate an average of around $19,620 in student debt.
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Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general education programs. Located in the town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Azusa Pacific University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general education students. It came in at #17 on the list. Azusa Pacific is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Azusa.
Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general education students. It came in at #18 on the list. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.
The average amount in student loans that education majors at Purdue take out is $21,757.
California State University - Fullerton landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general education programs. Cal State Fullerton is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Fullerton.
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California Baptist University landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general education programs. Cal Baptist is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Riverside.
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Fort Hays State University landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general education programs. FHSU is a large public school located in the remote town of Hays.
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With a ranking of #22, Grand Valley State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students. GVSU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Allendale.
While working on their degree, education majors at GVSU accumulate an average of around $29,500 in student debt. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $298.
With a ranking of #23, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.
After completing their degree, education graduates from UIUC carry an average student debt load of $20,500.
With a ranking of #23, San Jose State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Jose.
With a ranking of #25, Eastern Washington University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students. Located in the fringe town of Cheney, EWU is a public school with a large student population.
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Rest of the Top 50 Most Popular General Education Schools
Additional Award Winners
This list shows the rest of the colleges awarded a Most Popular General Education Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 834 different United States general education schools we analyzed.
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional popular schools for General Education students that almost earned our Most Popular General Education Schools award.
General Education by Region
View the Most Popular General Education Schools for a specific region near you.
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General Education Related Majors
One of 14 majors within the area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 25 schools only.
- 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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