If you plan on majoring in general education, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #41 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in Michigan to determine which ones were the best for general education students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 764 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. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general education schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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 Michigan.
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The schools below may not offer all types of education degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Any student who is interested in general education needs to check out Grand Valley State University. GVSU is a fairly large public university located in the fringe town of Allendale. A Best Colleges rank of #342 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means GVSU is a great university overall.
There were about 303 general education students who graduated with this degree at GVSU in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the education program make around $45,608 in their early career salary.
Any student who is interested in general education needs to check out University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.
There were about 149 general education students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, education degree recipients typically earn about $52,336 at the beginning of their careers.
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Michigan State University is a good option for students interested in a degree in general education. Michigan State is a fairly large public university located in the city of East Lansing. A Best Colleges rank of #54 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.
There were about 151 general education students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduating, education degree recipients typically earn an average of $48,593 in their early careers.
Any student pursuing a degree in general education has to take a look at Eastern Michigan University. Located in the suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 15th out of 56 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were roughly 22 general education students who graduated with this degree at Eastern Michigan in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Flint, UM Flint is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 36th out of 56 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were about 22 general education students who graduated with this degree at UM Flint in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the education program state that they receive average early career wages of $57,003.
Located in the city of Dearborn, UM Dearborn is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 21st out of 56 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were approximately 21 general education students who graduated with this degree at UM Dearborn in the most recent year we have data available. General Education degree recipients from University of Michigan - Dearborn receive an earnings boost of about $5,171 over the typical income of general education graduates.
Aquinas College Michigan is a small private not-for-profit college located in the midsize city of Grand Rapids. This college ranks 44th out of 56 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were roughly 15 general education students who graduated with this degree at Aquinas College Michigan in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the general education major at Aquinas College Michigan earn $6,972 more than the standard college grad 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. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general education schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
