Find Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Most Popular General Education Schools in Arizona

Find Schools Near

2023 Most Popular General Education Schools in Arizona

9 Colleges
$65,582 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Education School for You

With 859 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general education is the #32 most popular major in Arizona.

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular General Education Schools in Arizona ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Arizona to see which 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing a .

#1

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Our analysis found Grand Canyon University to be the most popular school for general education students who want to pursue a degree in Arizona. Grand Canyon University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix.

Read More…

#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

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

Read More…

The excellent programs at American InterContinental University - Online helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in Arizona. AIU Online is a large private for-profit school located in the rural area of Schaumburg.

Read full report on General Education at American InterContinental University - Online

#4

Central Arizona College

Coolidge, AZ

The excellent programs at Central Arizona College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in Arizona. Pinal County Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Coolidge.

Read full report on General Education at Central Arizona College

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Arizona State University - Skysong. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Schools in Arizona list. Located in the city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full General Education at Arizona State University - Skysong Report

#6

Prescott College

Prescott, AZ

Prescott College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general education students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small city of Prescott, Prescot College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Read More…

Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Education Schools in Arizona ranking. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a very large student population.

Read More…

Mohave Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Schools in Arizona list. Located in the rural area of Kingman, MCC is a public college with a small student population.

Read full report on General Education at Mohave Community College

Pima Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Schools in Arizona list. Located in the large city of Tucson, Pima County Community College District is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Read More…

Best General Education Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Education Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,639
Oklahoma 234
New Mexico 219

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 9 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.

Featured Schools

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.