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2023 Most Popular General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in California

17 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 #17 most popular major in California with 7,063 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree 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.

Check out the education bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

Our analysis found University of California - Irvine to be the most popular school for general education students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in California. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 357 students majoring in education at UC Irvine, 18% are male and 82% are female.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, education graduates from UC Irvine carry an average student debt load of $15,329. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $230, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#3

Chapman University

Orange, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chapman University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. Chapman is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Orange.

About 97% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 3% are male.

When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $297.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of California - San Diego is a great place for general education students working on their bachelor’s degree. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the city of La Jolla.

Women make up 82% of the education majors at the school.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Hope International University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general education schools in California. Hope is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fullerton.

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Vanguard University of Southern California did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general education students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Costa Mesa, Vanguard is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 83% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 17% are male.

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#7

Biola University

La Mirada, CA

Biola University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. Biola is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of La Mirada.

Women make up 88% of the education majors at the school.

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#8

Mount Saint Mary's University

Los Angeles, CA

Mount Saint Mary’s University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. MSMU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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#9

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

Northcentral University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree general education programs. Located in the large city of San Diego, Northcentral University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

About 78% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 22% are male.

Education majors at Northcentral University take out an average of $29,085 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#10

Westcliff University

Irvine, CA

Westcliff University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Westcliff University is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.

About 17% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 83% are male.

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Best General Education Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Education Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 728
Oregon 767
Nevada 36
Hawaii 64
Alaska 26

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

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 17 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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