2023 Best General Education Schools
Finding the Best General Education School for You
With 29,810 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general education is the #5 most popular major in the United States.
With all the teaching programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
The Best General Education Schools ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 476 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best programs for teaching students.
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2023 Best General Education Schools in the United States
Check out the education programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 25 Top Schools in General Education
Our 2023 rankings named Claremont Graduate University the best school in the United States for general education students. Located in the suburb of Claremont, Claremont Graduate University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northwestern University is a great place for general education students. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Stanford University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best General Education Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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The excellent programs at Bellevue University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in the United States. Located in the suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Education majors at Bellevue University take out an average of $25,000 in student loans while working on their egree.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best General Education Schools list. UF is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.
Texas Christian University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for general education students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Whitworth University ranked #7 on this year’s Best General Education Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Spokane, Whitworth is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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Brandman University ranked #8 on this year’s Best General Education Schools list. Brandman is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.
With a ranking of #9, University of Washington - Bothell Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for general education students. UW Bothell is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Bothell.
On average, education graduates from UW Bothell take out $15,752 in student loans while working on their degree.
Full General Education at University of Washington - Bothell Campus Report
University of Pennsylvania ranked #10 on this year’s Best General Education Schools list. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
Brown University ranked #11 on this year’s Best General Education Schools list. Located in the city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
With a ranking of #12, Gustavus Adolphus College did quite well on this year’s best schools for general education students. Located in the town of Saint Peter, Gustavus Adolphus is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for general education students. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a fairly large student population.
After completing their degree, education graduates from UW Seattle carry an average student debtload of $15,752.
Full General Education at University of Washington - Seattle Campus Report
Harvard University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for general education students. It came in at #14 on the list. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.
Campbell University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for general education students. It came in at #15 on the list. Campbell is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the town of Buies Creek.
The average amount in student loans that education majors at Campbell take out is $14,173.
University of Washington - Tacoma Campus landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best general education programs. UW Tacoma is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Tacoma.
While working on their degree, education majors at UW Tacoma accumulate an average of around $15,752 in student debt.
Vanderbilt University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for general education students. It came in at #17 on the list. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.
Syracuse University landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best general education programs. Syracuse is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Syracuse.
While working on their degree, education majors at Syracuse accumulate an average of around $25,449 in student debt.
St Olaf College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best General Education Schools ranking. St. Olaf is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Northfield.
Marquette University ranked #20 on this year’s Best General Education Schools list. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Saint Martin’s University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best General Education Schools ranking. Located in the city of Lacey, Saint Martin's is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Johns Hopkins University landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best general education programs. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
California State University - Sacramento did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for general education students. It came in at #23 on the list. Located in the city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Concordia College at Moorhead came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best General Education Schools ranking. Concordia College Moorhead is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Moorhead.
Read full report on General Education at Concordia College at Moorhead
With a ranking of #25, University of California - Berkeley did quite well on this year’s best schools for general education students. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.
Full General Education at University of California - Berkeley Report
Rest of the Top Best General Education Schools
Additional Award Winners
This list represents the remainder of the colleges awarded a Best General Education Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 476 different United States general education schools we analyzed.
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best General Education Schools award.
General Education by Region
View the Best General Education Schools for a specific region near you.
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General Education Related Rankings by Major
One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.
Education Concentrations
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Education | 29,810 |
Most Popular Majors Related 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 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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).
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