by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2021-2022, 29,389 people earned their degree in general education, making the major the 31st most popular in the United States.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 3,917 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 592 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,660 and $23,761 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 40 colleges that offered a degree in general education. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general education program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Niagara University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. This small school is located in Niagara University, New York, and it awarded 137 bachelors’s general education degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St. Thomas Aquinas College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. St. Thomas Aquinas College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Sparkill, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cabrini University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Radnor, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s general education degrees to 13 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Empire State College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SUNY Empire is a medium-sized public school situated in Saratoga Springs, New York. It awarded 121 bachelors’s general education degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Vassar College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Poughkeepsie, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s general education degrees to 11 students 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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
With a ranking of #6, Hobart and William Smith Colleges did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Geneva, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 20 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general education students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Trinity Washington University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Trinity College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Education at Trinity Washington University
Swarthmore College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s general education degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Bucknell University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Bucknell is located in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s general education degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Monmouth University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Monmouth University is located in West Long Branch, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 60 bachelors’s general education degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Colgate University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Hamilton, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 18 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general education students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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 impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Ursinus College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Ursinus College is located in Collegeville, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s general education degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%. 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.
Neumann University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Neumann is a small school located in Aston, Pennsylvania that handed out 4 bachelors’s general education degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #14, Keuka College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Keuka Park, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s general education degrees to 8 students 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%.
Goucher College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This small school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s general education degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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 impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
With a ranking of #16, Gallaudet University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s general education degrees to 4 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Wilmington University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. New Castle, Delaware is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s general education degrees to 38 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Education at Wilmington University
Gwynedd Mercy University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general education students in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 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 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #19, Juniata College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Huntingdon, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s general education degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%.
Susquehanna University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Susquehanna University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania. It awarded 3 bachelors’s general education degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Skidmore College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Skidmore College is a small school located in Saratoga Springs, New York that handed out 0 bachelors’s general education degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.3% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Bloomfield College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #22. Bloomfield College is located in Bloomfield, New Jersey and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s general education degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%.
Catholic University of America came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Catholic University of America is a small school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 7 bachelors’s general education degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Arcadia University ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in Glenside, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s general education 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%. 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.
Cedar Crest College ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Cedar Crest is a small school located in Allentown, Pennsylvania that handed out 1 bachelors’s general education degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
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