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2023 Best General Education Associate Degree Schools

24 Colleges
$21,881 Avg Salary
$12,730 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Education Associate Degree 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Best General Education Associate Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 24 schools in the United States to see which associate degree programs offered the best educational experiences for teaching students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the United States

Check out the education associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best General Education Associate Degree Schools

#1

Campbell University

Buies Creek, NC

Our analysis found Campbell University to be the best school for general education students who want to pursue a associate degree in the United States. Campbell is a medium-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 while working on their Associate Degree is $17,775.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means NHTI-Concord’s Community College is a great place for general education students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Concord, NHTI is a public college with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that education majors at NHTI take out while working on their Associate Degree is $15,175.

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#3

Lehigh Carbon Community College

Schnecksville, PA

The excellent associate degree programs at Lehigh Carbon Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in the United States. Located in the suburb of Schnecksville, LCCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

While working on their Associate Degree, education majors at LCCC accumulate an average of around $12,214 in student debt.

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Out of the 24 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Santa Fe Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Santa Fe, SFCC is a public school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeast Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best General Education Associate Degree Schools list. Northeast is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Norfolk.

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Weber State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general education students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Ogden, WSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The University of Montana - Western landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree general education programs. Montana Western is a small public school located in the town of Dillon.

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Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree general education programs. Located in the rural area of Perkinston, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#9

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

With a ranking of #9, Ivy Tech Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for general education students working on their associate degree. Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

The average amount in student loans that education majors at Ivy Tech Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $12,225.

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#10

Stark State College

North Canton, OH

Stark State College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best General Education Associate Degree Schools ranking. Stark State College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of North Canton.

While working on their Associate Degree, education majors at Stark State College accumulate an average of around $19,498 in student debt.

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General Education by Region

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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

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 24 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to KOKUYO.

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