General Education at Grand Valley State University

If you are interested in studying general education, you may want to check out the program at Grand Valley State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

GVSU is located in Allendale, Michigan and has a total student population of 23,350. Of the 332 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Grand Valley State University in 2021, 196 of them were general education majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Education section at the bottom of this page.

GVSU General Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Education
• Master’s Degree in General Education

GVSU General Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general education progam at GVSU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The general education major at GVSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Education. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4
Best Value General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	14
Most Popular General Education Schools	22
Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	46
	97
Most Popular General Education Master’s Degree Schools	102
Best General Education Schools	135
Best Value General Education Schools	143
Most Focused General Education Schools	153
	193
Most Focused General Education Master’s Degree Schools	241
	273

In 2021, 43 students received their master’s degree in general education from GVSU. This makes it the #102 most popular school for general education master’s degree candidates in the country.

General Education Student Demographics at GVSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general education majors at Grand Valley State University.

GVSU General Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 196 general education students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from GVSU, about 23% were men and 77% were women. The typical general education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at GVSU since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general education at GVSU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Grand Valley State University with a bachelor's in general education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	170
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

GVSU General Education Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 43 students earned a master's degree in general education from GVSU. About 93% of these graduates were women and the other 7% were men.

Of the students who received a general education master's degree from GVSU, 93% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Grand Valley State University with a master's in general education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	40
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

GVSU also has a doctoral program available in general education. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That General Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in general education can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MI, the home state for Grand Valley State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Education Professors	1,130	$76,650

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Demhem under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.