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2023 Most Popular General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in West 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 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Most Popular General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in West Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in West Virginia 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.

Our 2023 rankings named Fairmont State University the most popular school in West Virginia for general education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Fairmont State is a small public school located in the distant town of Fairmont.

Women make up 84% of the education majors at the school.

Education majors at Fairmont State take out an average of $22,237 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full General Education at Fairmont State University Report

#2

Wheeling University

Wheeling, WV

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Wheeling University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general education schools in West Virginia. Located in the city of Wheeling, Wheeling University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 86% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 14% are male.

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#3

West Liberty University

West Liberty, WV

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at West Liberty University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general education schools in West Virginia. West Liberty University is a small public school located in the rural area of West Liberty.

Of the 6 students majoring in education at West Liberty University, 17% are male and 83% are female.

Full General Education at West Liberty University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Davis & Elkins College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in West Virginia list. Located in the remote town of Elkins, D&E is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Read full report on General Education at Davis & Elkins College

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
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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