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

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$72,973 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Education Doctor'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 Doctor's Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Virginia to see which doctor'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.

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

#1

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

Our 2023 rankings named George Mason University the most popular school in Virginia for general education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 27 students majoring in education at GMU, 41% are male and 59% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Virginia Commonwealth University is a great place for general education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Richmond, VCU is a public school with a very large student population.

About 87% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 13% are male.

Full General Education at Virginia Commonwealth University Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Virginia - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general education schools in Virginia. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in education at University of Virginia, 19% are male and 81% are female.

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#4

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Liberty University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general education schools in Virginia. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 60% of the education majors at the school.

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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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