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2023 Most Popular General Education Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia

4 Colleges
$21,881 Avg Salary
$12,730 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Education Associate Degree School for You

General Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in West Virginia. With 301 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Most Popular General Education Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in West Virginia to see which associate degree 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.

Check out the education associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in West Virginia.

Our analysis found Potomac State College of West Virginia University to be the most popular school for general education students who want to pursue a associate degree in West Virginia. Located in the distant town of Keyser, WVU Potomac State College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 80% of the education majors at the school.

On average, education graduates from WVU Potomac State College take out $13,714 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Blue Ridge Community and Technical College is a great place for general education students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Martinsburg, Blue Ridge Community and Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Davis & Elkins College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia list. Located in the town of Elkins, D&E is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Out of the 4 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Alderson Broaddus University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Alderson Broaddus University is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Philippi.

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Best General Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Education Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kentucky 95
Tennessee 605
North Carolina 255
Georgia 117
Florida 622
Virginia 918
South Carolina 352
Arkansas 133
Louisiana 116
Mississippi 407
Alabama 115

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

Majors Similar 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 4 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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