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2023 Best General Education Schools in Wisconsin

14 Colleges
$39,771 Avg Salary
$25,514 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Education School for You

In 2020-2021, general education students earned 515 degrees and certificates from a Wisconsin school, making the subject the 5th in the state.

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The Best General Education Schools in Wisconsin ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 14 schools in Wisconsin to see which ones offered the best programs for teaching students.

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2023 Best General Education Schools in Wisconsin

The colleges and universities below are the best for education majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best General Education Schools

#1

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

Our analysis found Marquette University to be the best school for general education students who want to pursue a degree in Wisconsin. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#2

Saint Norbert College

De Pere, WI

Out of the 14 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Norbert College landed the # 2 spot on the list. SNC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of De Pere.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best General Education Schools in Wisconsin list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.

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#4

Carthage College

Kenosha, WI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Carthage College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best General Education Schools in Wisconsin list. Carthage is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Kenosha.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Whitewater. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best General Education Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the town of Whitewater, UW - Whitewater is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best general education programs. Located in the city of Oshkosh, UW Oshkosh is a public college with a large student population.

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#7

Edgewood College

Madison, WI

Edgewood College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best general education programs. Edgewood is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Madison.

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University of Wisconsin - Green Bay landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best general education programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay, UW - Green Bay is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average amount in student loans that education majors at UW - Green Bay take out is $22,306.

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University of Wisconsin - Stout came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best General Education Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Located in the distant town of Menomonie, UW - Stout is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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University of Wisconsin - Platteville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for general education students. It came in at #10 on the list. UW - Platteville is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Platteville.

On average, education graduates from UW - Platteville take out $25,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Best General Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 706
Illinois 453
Indiana 502
Michigan 700

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 14 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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