by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2021-2022, 29,389 people earned their degree in general education, making the major the 31st most popular in the United States.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,958 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,431 and $15,731 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major” ranking, we looked at 166 colleges that offer a degree in general education. That schools that top this list have a program in general education in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree general education students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Connors State College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major list. This small school is located in Warner, Oklahoma, and it awarded 9 associates’s general education degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Palau Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major. Palau Community College is a small school located in Koror, Palau that handed out 5 associates’s general education degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chief Dull Knife College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major list. Chief Dull Knife College is a small school located in Lame Deer, Montana that handed out 0 associates’s general education degrees in 2021-2022.
Read full report on General Education at Chief Dull Knife College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Little Big Horn College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major list. Little Big Horn College is a public institution located in Crow Agency, Montana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Montana - Western. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major list. The University of Montana - Western is a small public school situated in Dillon, Montana. It awarded 23 associates’s general education degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on General Education at The University of Montana - Western
College of Micronesia-FSM came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major ranking. College of Micronesia-FSM is a public institution located in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 39 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major ranking. Sewell, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general education degrees to 75 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Brookdale Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major ranking, coming in at #8. Lincroft, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general education degrees to 113 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on General Education at Brookdale Community College
Potomac State College of West Virginia University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major ranking. WVU Potomac State College is a small school located in Keyser, West Virginia that handed out 17 associates’s general education degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #10, Butler County Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major list. Located in Butler, Pennsylvania, this small public school handed out 27 diplomas to qualified associates’s general education students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Allegany College of Maryland ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major list. Allegany College of Maryland is a public institution located in Cumberland, Maryland. The school has a small population, and it awarded 27 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on General Education at Allegany College of Maryland
Highland Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major list. Highland Community College is a small public school situated in Highland, Kansas. It awarded 42 associates’s general education degrees in 2021-2022.
Read full report on General Education at Highland Community College
White Mountains Community College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major ranking. White Mountains Community College is a small school located in Berlin, New Hampshire that handed out 9 associates’s general education degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Education at White Mountains Community College
University of the District of Columbia did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major ranking, coming in at #14. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general education degrees to 38 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full University of the District of Columbia General Education Report
Middlesex County College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major ranking. Located in Edison, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school awarded 60 diplomas to qualified associates’s general education students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Salem Community College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major list. This small school is located in Carneys Point, New Jersey, and it awarded 14 associates’s general education degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Trinity Valley Community College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major list. TVCC is a medium-sized public school situated in Athens, Texas. It awarded 34 associates’s general education degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Education at Trinity Valley Community College
Guam Community College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major list. GCC is located in Mangilao, Guam and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 16 associates’s general education degrees to qualified students.
Klamath Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major ranking, coming in at #20. Klamath Community College is located in Klamath Falls, Oregon and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 8 associates’s general education degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Education at Klamath Community College
Motlow State Community College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major ranking. Motlow State Community College is a public institution located in Tullahoma, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 27 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #22, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major list. Located in Perkinston, Mississippi, this medium-sized public school handed out 126 degrees to qualified associates’s general education students in 2021-2022.
Full Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College General Education Report
New Mexico State University - Grants landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major ranking. Located in Grants, New Mexico, this small public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified associates’s general education students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Education at New Mexico State University - Grants
Columbia State Community College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major ranking. Columbia State Community College is a public institution located in Columbia, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Education at Columbia State Community College
York County Community College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major ranking. York County Community College is a public institution located in Wells, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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