General Education at Wheeling University

Every general education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the general education program at Wheeling University stacks up to those at other schools.

Wheeling University is located in Wheeling, West Virginia and has a total student population of 857. In 2021, 7 general education majors received their bachelor's degree from Wheeling University.

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.

Wheeling University General Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Education

Wheeling University General Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general education progam at Wheeling University 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 Wheeling University 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 Focused General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	36
Best Value General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	71
Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	95
	129
Most Popular General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	130
Most Focused General Education Schools	167
Best General Education Schools	250
Best Value General Education Schools	337
	354
Most Popular General Education Schools	465

General Education Student Demographics at Wheeling University

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

Wheeling University General Education Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students earned a bachelor's degree in general education from Wheeling University. About 86% of these graduates were women and the other 14% were men.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general education at Wheeling University 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 Wheeling University with a bachelor's in general education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Wheeling University 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 WV, the home state for Wheeling University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Education Professors	500	$56,050

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 Ibagli under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.