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2023 Most Popular Online General Education Schools

74 Colleges
$48,719 Avg Salary
$23,394 Avg Student Debt

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online General Education Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 74 schools in the United States to see which online programs were the most popular for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online General Education Colleges.

#1

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Northcentral University the most popular online school in the United States for general education students. Northcentral University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

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#3

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Nova Southeastern University is a great place for general education students pursuing an online degree. Located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Online General Education Schools list. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, NY

SUNY Empire State College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online General Education Schools list. Located in the suburb of Saratoga Springs, SUNY Empire is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Education majors at SUNY Empire take out an average of $23,886 in student loans while working on their egree.

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With a ranking of #7, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for general education students. Located in the rural area of Perkinston, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#8

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

With a ranking of #8, Liberty University did quite well on this year’s best schools for general education students. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

On average, education graduates from Liberty University take out $39,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#9

Wilmington University

New Castle, DE

Wilmington University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best general education programs. Located in the suburb of New Castle, Wilmington University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Education majors at Wilmington University take out an average of $23,277 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#10

Klamath Community College

Klamath Falls, OR

Klamath Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online General Education Schools list. Located in the remote town of Klamath Falls, Klamath Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best general education programs. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the city of Columbia.

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#11

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online General Education Schools ranking. UF is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for online General Education students that almost earned our Most Popular Online General Education Schools award.

Rank College Location
13 Auburn University Auburn, AL
14 University of Missouri - St Louis Saint Louis, MO

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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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 25 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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