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

10 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 #40 most popular major in Michigan with 700 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 Most Popular General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Michigan to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in Michigan 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 Michigan.

Our 2023 rankings named Grand Valley State University the most popular school in Michigan for general education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 77% of the education majors at the school.

On average, education graduates from GVSU take out $28,223 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $298, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

About 93% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 7% are male.

The average amount in student loans that education majors at Michigan State take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $23,413. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $255.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Siena Heights University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general education schools in Michigan. Siena Heights University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Adrian.

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#4

Alma College

Alma, MI

Out of the 10 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Alma College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Alma, Alma is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#5

Baker College

Owosso, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baker College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Baker College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Owosso.

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With a ranking of #6, Eastern Michigan University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Eastern Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti.

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#6

Saginaw Valley State University

University Center, MI

Saginaw Valley State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in the midsize suburb of University Center, Saginaw Valley State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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University of Michigan - Dearborn 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 #8 on the list. Located in the city of Dearborn, UM Dearborn is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Detroit Mercy did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Detroit Mercy is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Detroit.

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#9

Aquinas College Michigan

Grand Rapids, MI

Aquinas College Michigan landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree general education programs. Aquinas College Michigan is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Grand Rapids.

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Best General Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Education Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 706
Illinois 453
Indiana 502
Wisconsin 515

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 10 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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