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 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 Virginia for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 29,810 people earned their degree in general education, making the major the 31st most popular in the United States.
Across Virginia, there were 918 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 22 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,553 and $27,844 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended General Education Major in Virginia for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in general education. To top this list, a school must have a successful general education program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
The general 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 “Most Well Attended General Education Major in Virginia for a Bachelor’s”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended General Education Major in Virginia for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Liberty University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended General Education Major in Virginia for a Bachelor’s. Located in Lynchburg, Virginia, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general education students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Wesleyan University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended General Education Major in Virginia for a Bachelor’s. VWU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Education at Virginia Wesleyan University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Emory and Henry College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended General Education Major in Virginia for a Bachelor’s list. Emory & Henry College is located in Emory, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s general education degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on General Education at Emory & Henry College
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended General Education Major in Virginia for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Randolph College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Lynchburg, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general education students in 2020-2021.
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%. 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.
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