2023 Most Popular Online General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools
Finding the Most Popular Online General Education Bachelor's 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in the United States to see which online bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
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2023 Most Popular Online General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing an online bachelor's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Online General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means SUNY Empire State College is a great place for general education students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Saratoga Springs, SUNY Empire is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
About 91% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 9% are male.
Education majors at SUNY Empire take out an average of $26,772 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
Out of the 22 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Wilmington University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of New Castle, Wilmington University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 92% of the education majors at the school.
Education majors at Wilmington University take out an average of $28,331 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Florida is a great place for general education students working on their online bachelor’s degree. UF is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.
About 76% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 24% are male.
The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at University of Missouri - St Louis helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in the United States. UMSL is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.
About 82% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 18% are male.
While working on their Bachelor's Degree, education majors at UMSL accumulate an average of around $36,350 in student debt.
Endicott College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Endicott is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Beverly.
About 92% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 8% are male.
University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for general education students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.
Of the 22 students majoring in education at Mizzou, 41% are male and 59% are female.
After completing their Bachelor's Degree, education graduates from Mizzou carry an average student debtload of $20,768.
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With a ranking of #8, University of Florida-Online did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF Online is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Of the 16 students majoring in education at UF Online, 25% are male and 75% are female.
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Kansas State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.
Women make up 73% of the education majors at the school.
Liberty University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online bachelor’s degree general education programs. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
About 62% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 38% are male.
On average, education graduates from Liberty University take out $37,420 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
Most Popular Online General Education by Region
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General Education Related Majors
One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.
Education Concentrations
Major | Annual Graduates |
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General Education | 29,810 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Education
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 22 schools only.
- 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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