General Education is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #41 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual looked at 7 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best General Education Schools in Washington ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 783 degrees in general education annually.
The education program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Education rankings. We derive our Best Overall General Education School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
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The education school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best General Education Schools in Washington.
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Every student pursuing a degree in general education has to look into University of Washington - Seattle Campus. UW Seattle is a very large public university located in the large city of Seattle. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.
There were approximately 150 general education students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent year we have data available. General Education degree recipients from University of Washington - Seattle Campus earn a boost of around $6,687 above the typical income of general education majors.
Every student who is interested in general education has to look into Central Washington University. CWU is a moderately-sized public university located in the town of Ellensburg. A Best Colleges rank of #339 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means CWU is a great university overall.
There were about 40 general education students who graduated with this degree at CWU in the most recent year we have data available.
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It's difficult to beat Seattle Pacific University if you wish to pursue a degree in general education. Located in the city of Seattle, SPU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 12th out of 50 schools for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were approximately 21 general education students who graduated with this degree at SPU in the most recent data year.
It's hard to beat Whitworth University if you want to pursue a degree in general education. Located in the suburb of Spokane, Whitworth is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 18th out of 50 schools for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were roughly 22 general education students who graduated with this degree at Whitworth in the most recent data year. Those general education students who get their degree from Whitworth University make $24,491 more than the typical education grad.
Gonzaga is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Spokane. A Best Colleges rank of #195 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Gonzaga is a great university overall.
There were roughly 34 general education students who graduated with this degree at Gonzaga in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the general education degree program at Gonzaga University get $6,289 more than the standard college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.
EWU is a fairly large public university located in the town of Cheney. This university ranks 16th out of 50 schools for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were roughly 287 general education students who graduated with this degree at EWU in the most recent year we have data available. Those general education students who get their degree from Eastern Washington University receive $11,745 more than the standard education grad.
Located in the large suburb of Bothell, UW Bothell is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 50th out of 50 schools for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were roughly 102 general education students who graduated with this degree at UW Bothell in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the general education program at University of Washington - Bothell Campus earn $6,687 above the typical college graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
The education program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Education rankings. We derive our Best Overall General Education School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
