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

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

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

General Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in Virginia. With 918 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 6th 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 can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Virginia to see which bachelor's 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.

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

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our analysis found Liberty University to be the most popular school for general education students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Virginia. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 62% of the education majors at the school.

On average, education graduates from Liberty University take out $37,420 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#2

Virginia Wesleyan University

Virginia Beach, VA

Out of the 4 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Wesleyan University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Virginia Beach, VWU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in education at VWU, 11% are male and 89% are female.

Read full report on General Education at Virginia Wesleyan University

#3

Randolph College

Lynchburg, VA

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Randolph College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general education schools in Virginia. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Randolph is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Full General Education at Randolph College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Emory and Henry College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Emory & Henry College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Emory.

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Best General Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Education Schools 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
West Virginia 301
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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