2023 Most Popular General Education Schools
Finding the Best General Education 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.
The Most Popular General Education Schools ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 834 schools in the United States to see which programs were the most popular for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Education program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular General Education Schools in the United States
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Top 25 Most Popular Schools in General Education
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend National University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Schools list. Located in the city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
The excellent programs at Grand Canyon University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.
The excellent programs at Northcentral University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in the United States. Northcentral University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Johns Hopkins University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Schools list. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Harvard University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general education students. It came in at #6 on the list. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.
Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Education Schools ranking. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Read full report on General Education at Texas A&M University - College Station
University of California - Irvine ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Schools list. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the large city of Irvine.
After completing their degree, education graduates from UC Irvine carry an average student debt load of $15,000. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $230, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
Full General Education at University of California - Irvine Report
Teachers College of San Joaquin came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Education Schools ranking. Teachers College of San Joaquin is a fairly small public school located in the large city of Stockton.
With a ranking of #11, Texas Tech University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.
Nova Southeastern University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Education Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
James Madison University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general education programs. JMU is a very large public school located in the small city of Harrisonburg.
Cuesta College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Education Schools ranking. Located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cuesta College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
With a ranking of #15, Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the large city of Columbus.
The average amount in student loans that education majors at Ohio State take out is $19,620.
Read full report on General Education at Ohio State University - Main Campus
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general education programs. Located in the distant town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Azusa Pacific University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Education Schools ranking. Azusa Pacific is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Azusa.
Purdue University - Main Campus came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Education Schools ranking. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.
Education majors at Purdue take out an average of $21,757 in student loans while working on their egree.
California State University - Fullerton landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general education programs. Cal State Fullerton is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fullerton.
California Baptist University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general education students. It came in at #20 on the list. Cal Baptist is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Riverside.
Fort Hays State University ranked #21 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Schools list. FHSU is a large public school located in the town of Hays.
With a ranking of #22, Grand Valley State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students. GVSU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Allendale.
The average amount in student loans that education majors at GVSU take out is $29,500. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $298.
San Jose State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general education students. It came in at #23 on the list. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Jose.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Education Schools ranking. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.
On average, education graduates from UIUC take out $20,500 in student loans while working on their degree.
With a ranking of #25, Eastern Washington University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students. Located in the fringe town of Cheney, EWU is a public school with a large student population.
Read full report on General Education at Eastern Washington University
Rest of the Top 50 Most Popular General Education Schools
Additional Award Winners
This section shows the remainder of the schools awarded a Most Popular General Education Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 834 different United States general education schools we analyzed.
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional popular schools for General Education students that almost earned our Most Popular General Education Schools award.
General Education by Region
View the Most Popular General Education Schools for a specific region near you.
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| New England |
| Rocky Mountains |
| Plains States |
| Middle Atlantic |
| Far Western US |
| Southwest |
| Great Lakes |
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 |
|---|---|
| General Education | 29,810 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Education
| 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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