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2023 Most Popular General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Indiana

11 Colleges
$35,282 Avg Salary
$26,172 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Education Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, general education students earned 502 degrees and certificates from an Indiana school, making the subject the 6th in the state.

Today's teaching students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in Indiana ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in Indiana to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

#1

DePauw University

Greencastle, IN

Our analysis found DePauw University to be the most popular school for general education students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Indiana. Located in the town of Greencastle, DePauw is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 85% of the education majors at the school.

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#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Purdue University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general education schools in Indiana. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 13 students majoring in education at Purdue, 46% are male and 54% are female.

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#3

Manchester University

North Manchester, IN

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Manchester University is a great place for general education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the distant town of North Manchester, Manchester University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in education at Manchester University, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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#4

Marian University

Indianapolis, IN

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Marian University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general education schools in Indiana. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, Marian is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#5

University of Evansville

Evansville, IN

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of Evansville helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general education schools in Indiana. UE is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evansville.

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#6

Trine University

Angola, IN

With a ranking of #6, Trine University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Trine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Angola.

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University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Located in the large city of Fort Wayne, University of St. Francis Fort Wayne is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Full General Education at University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne Report

#7

Goshen College

Goshen, IN

Goshen College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree general education programs. Goshen is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Goshen.

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Anderson University Indiana did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general education students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Anderson University Indiana is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Anderson.

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Purdue University Northwest ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Located in the large suburb of Hammond, Purdue Northwest is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Best General Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 706
Illinois 453
Michigan 700
Wisconsin 515

General Education is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.

Education Focus Areas

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 11 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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