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2023 Most Popular Online General Education Basic Certificate Schools

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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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online General Education Basic Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the United States to see which online basic certificate programs were the most popular for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online education basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

#1

Klamath Community College

Klamath Falls, OR

Our analysis found Klamath Community College to be the most popular school for general education students who want to pursue an online basic certificate in the United States. Located in the remote town of Klamath Falls, Klamath Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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#2

Clackamas Community College

Oregon City, OR

Out of the 7 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Clackamas Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Oregon City, Clackamas Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#3

Campbellsville University

Campbellsville, KY

The in-demand online basic certificate programs at Campbellsville University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in the United States. Campbellsville University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the town of Campbellsville.

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#3

University of Maine

Orono, ME

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online General Education Basic Certificate Schools list. Located in the suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Washington University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online General Education Basic Certificate Schools list. Located in the distant town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public school with a large student population.

Full General Education at Central Washington University Report

#5

Ridgewater College

Willmar, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ridgewater College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online General Education Basic Certificate Schools list. Ridgewater College is a small public school located in the town of Willmar.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means NHTI-Concord’s Community College is a great place for general education students working on their online basic certificate. Located in the fringe town of Concord, NHTI is a public school with a small student population.

Full General Education at NHTI-Concord’s Community College Report

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Region
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.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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