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2023 Best General Education Basic Certificate Schools

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Finding the Best General Education Basic Certificate 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 Basic Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the United States to see which basic certificate 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 Basic Certificate Schools in the United States

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

Top Schools for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in General Education

Our analysis found University of Wisconsin - Madison to be the best school for general education students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the United States. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.

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#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Out of the 7 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

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Out of the 7 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Stout landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Menomonie, UW - Stout is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Nevada - Las Vegas is a great place for general education students working on their basic certificate. UNLV is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Las Vegas.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Green Bay is a great place for general education students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Green Bay, UW - Green Bay is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#6

Campbellsville University

Campbellsville, KY

With a ranking of #6, Campbellsville University did quite well on this year’s best schools for general education students working on their basic certificate. Campbellsville University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Campbellsville.

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#7

University of Maine

Orono, ME

University of Maine landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate general education programs. Located in the suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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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 7 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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