by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended General Education Major in New York for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
General Education is the 31st most popular major in the country with 29,810 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across New York, there were 607 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 49 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,256 and $16,406 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended General Education Major in New York for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular general education programs in the United States.
Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended General Education Major in New York for an Associate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended General Education Major in New York for an Associate”.
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended General Education Major in New York for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, LaGuardia Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. LaGuardia is a fairly large school located in Long Island City, New York that handed out 33 associates’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Empire State College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended General Education Major in New York for an Associate list. SUNY Empire is located in Saratoga Springs, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 associates’s general education degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
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