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Most Popular Online General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools

2023 Most Popular Online General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools

22 Colleges
$35,282 Avg Salary
$26,172 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 Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 22 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing an online bachelor's degree.

#2

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, NY

Out of the 22 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Empire State College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Saratoga Springs, SUNY Empire is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 91% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 9% are male.

The average amount in student loans that education majors at SUNY Empire take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $26,772.

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#3

Wilmington University

New Castle, DE

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wilmington University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of New Castle, Wilmington University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 92% of the education majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that education majors at Wilmington University take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $28,331.

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#4

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at University of Florida helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in the United States. UF is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.

About 76% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 24% are male.

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Out of the 22 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - St Louis landed the # 5 spot on the list. UMSL is a large public school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

About 82% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 18% are male.

On average, education graduates from UMSL take out $36,350 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#6

Endicott College

Beverly, MA

Endicott College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Endicott is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Beverly.

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

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University of Missouri - Columbia ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the city of Columbia.

Of the 22 students majoring in education at Mizzou, 41% are male and 59% are female.

Education majors at Mizzou take out an average of $20,768 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#8

University of Florida-Online

Gainesville, FL

With a ranking of #8, University of Florida-Online did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF Online is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in education at UF Online, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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#9

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

With a ranking of #9, Kansas State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students working on their online bachelor’s degree. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Manhattan.

Women make up 73% of the education majors at the school.

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#10

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

With a ranking of #10, Liberty University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 62% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 38% are male.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, education graduates from Liberty University carry an average student debtload of $37,420.

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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 22 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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