2023 Most Popular General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Virginia
Finding the Best General Education Bachelor's Degree School for You
General Education is the #42 most popular major in Virginia with 918 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're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
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 Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Virginia to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.
Most Popular Virginia Schools for a Bachelor's in General Education
Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the most popular school in Virginia for general education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.
Women make up 62% of the education majors at the school.
The average amount in student loans that education majors at Liberty University take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $37,420.
The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Virginia Wesleyan University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general education schools in Virginia. VWU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Virginia Beach.
Of the 9 students majoring in education at VWU, 11% are male and 89% are female.
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Out of the 4 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Emory and Henry College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Emory, Emory & Henry College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Randolph College is a great place for general education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Randolph is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.
Best General Education Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Most Popular General Education Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 117 |
| North Carolina | 255 |
| Florida | 622 |
| Tennessee | 605 |
| Kentucky | 95 |
| South Carolina | 352 |
| Louisiana | 116 |
| Arkansas | 133 |
| Alabama | 115 |
| Mississippi | 407 |
| West Virginia | 301 |
Majors Related to Education
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 4 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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