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2023 Most Popular General Education Schools in Indiana

17 Colleges
$44,817 Avg Salary
$15,702 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Education 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 Schools in Indiana ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in Indiana to see which ones were the most popular 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.

Check out the education programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Indiana.

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University - Main Campus the most popular school in Indiana for general education students. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a very large student population.

While working on their degree, education majors at Purdue accumulate an average of around $21,757 in student debt.

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#2

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Out of the 17 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Ivy Tech Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that education majors at Ivy Tech Community College take out is $9,646.

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Out of the 17 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University Northwest landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Hammond, Purdue Northwest is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#4

DePauw University

Greencastle, IN

The excellent programs at DePauw University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in Indiana. Located in the distant town of Greencastle, DePauw is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Read full report on General Education at DePauw University

#5

Earlham College

Richmond, IN

The excellent programs at Earlham College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in Indiana. Earlham is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Richmond.

Read full report on General Education at Earlham College

#6

Butler University

Indianapolis, IN

With a ranking of #6, Butler University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students. Butler is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Indianapolis.

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#7

Valparaiso University

Valparaiso, IN

Valparaiso University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Schools in Indiana list. Valpo is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Valparaiso.

Full General Education at Valparaiso University Report

#8

Manchester University

North Manchester, IN

Manchester University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Education Schools in Indiana ranking. Located in the town of North Manchester, Manchester University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Full General Education at Manchester University Report

#9

Marian University

Indianapolis, IN

Marian University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Education Schools in Indiana ranking. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, Marian is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full General Education at Marian University Report

#10

University of Evansville

Evansville, IN

University of Evansville ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Schools in Indiana list. UE is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Evansville.

Read full report on General Education at University of Evansville

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 17 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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