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Most Popular Online General Education Associate Degree Schools

2023 Most Popular Online General Education Associate Degree Schools

21 Colleges
$21,881 Avg Salary
$12,730 Avg Student Debt

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 Online General Education Associate Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in the United States to see which online associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online education associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

Our analysis found Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College to be the most popular school for general education students who want to pursue an online associate degree in the United States. Located in the rural area of Perkinston, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 83% of the education majors at the school.

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The in-demand online associate degree programs at Highland Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in the United States. Highland Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Highland.

About 52% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 48% are male.

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#3

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Liberty University is a great place for general education students working on their online associate degree. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 12% are male.

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Out of the 21 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Volunteer State Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. VSCC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Gallatin.

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#5

Klamath Community College

Klamath Falls, OR

The in-demand online associate degree programs at Klamath Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in the United States. Located in the town of Klamath Falls, Klamath Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 22 students majoring in education at Klamath Community College, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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#6

Lehigh Carbon Community College

Schnecksville, PA

Lehigh Carbon Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for general education students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Schnecksville, LCCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 17 students majoring in education at LCCC, 35% are male and 65% are female.

On average, education graduates from LCCC take out $12,214 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, NY

With a ranking of #7, SUNY Empire State College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students working on their online associate degree. Located in the small suburb of Saratoga Springs, SUNY Empire is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Barton County Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for general education students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the rural area of Great Bend, Barton Community College is a public school with a small student population.

About 92% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 8% are male.

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Touro University Worldwide

Los Alamitos, CA

Touro University Worldwide landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree general education programs. TUW is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Los Alamitos.

Of the 11 students majoring in education at TUW, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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Horry-Georgetown Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online General Education Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Conway, Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 91% of the education majors at the school.

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One of 14 majors within the area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 21 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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