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2023 Most Popular Online General Education Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

8 Colleges
$46,811 Avg Salary
$21,316 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, 29,810 general education students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #5 most popular in the country.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which teaching program is right 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.

The Most Popular Online General Education Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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.

Check out the online education programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Middle Atlantic Region .

#1

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, NY

Our 2023 rankings named SUNY Empire State College the most popular online school in the Middle Atlantic Region for general education students. Located in the small suburb of Saratoga Springs, SUNY Empire is a public college with a medium-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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#2

Wilmington University

New Castle, DE

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wilmington University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online General Education Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. 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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Out of the 8 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Pitt is a very large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

Education majors at Pitt take out an average of $26,812 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full General Education at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Report

#4

Lehigh Carbon Community College

Schnecksville, PA

The excellent online programs at Lehigh Carbon Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the suburb of Schnecksville, LCCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average amount in student loans that education majors at LCCC take out is $11,000.

Full General Education at Lehigh Carbon Community College Report

#5

Gratz College

Melrose Park, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gratz College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online General Education Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Melrose Park, Gratz College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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College of Southern Maryland came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online General Education Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the rural area of La Plata, CSM is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Thomas Edison State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best general education programs. TESU is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Trenton.

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Reading Area Community College 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 city of Reading, RACC is a public school with a small student population.

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Explore the most popular online general education schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 702
Pennsylvania 1,014
New York 604
Maryland 1,286
District of Columbia 79
Delaware 134

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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 8 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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