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2023 Best General Education Schools in Georgia

8 Colleges
$44,868 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Education School for You

In 2020-2021, general education students earned 117 degrees and certificates from a Georgia school, making the subject the 9th in the state.

It's not easy to decide which teaching program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Best General Education Schools in Georgia ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Georgia to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for teaching students.

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2023 Best General Education Schools in Georgia

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

Top Georgia Schools in General Education

#1

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Georgia the best school in Georgia for general education students. UGA is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Athens.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Clayton State University is a great place for general education students. Clayton State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Morrow.

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#3

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

Out of the 8 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Augusta University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Augusta, Augusta University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#4

Mercer University

Macon, GA

Out of the 8 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Mercer University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Mercer is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Macon.

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#5

Piedmont College

Demorest, GA

The excellent programs at Piedmont College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in Georgia. Located in the town of Demorest, Piedmont College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Georgia State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for general education students. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

LaGrange College

Lagrange, GA

LaGrange College ranked #7 on this year’s Best General Education Schools in Georgia list. Located in the distant town of Lagrange, LaGrange is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Clark Atlanta University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for general education students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Atlanta, CAU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full General Education at Clark Atlanta University Report

Best General Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best General Education Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kentucky 95
Tennessee 605
North Carolina 255
Florida 622
Virginia 918
West Virginia 301
South Carolina 352
Arkansas 133
Louisiana 116
Mississippi 407
Alabama 115

General Education is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.

Education Focus Areas

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 8 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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