by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Wisconsin for a Master’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 Wisconsin, there were 659 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 236 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,134 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended General Education Major in Wisconsin for a Master’s” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Well Attended General Education Major in Wisconsin for a Master’s” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for wisconsin master’s degree general education students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended General Education Major in Wisconsin for a Master’s list. Stevens Point, Wisconsin is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general education degrees to 58 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended General Education Major in Wisconsin for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Stout landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Menomonie, Wisconsin, this medium-sized public school awarded 57 diplomas to qualified masters’s general education students in 2020-2021.
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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Edgewood College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended General Education Major in Wisconsin for a Master’s list. Madison, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s general education degrees to 45 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, 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 University of Wisconsin - Platteville. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended General Education Major in Wisconsin for a Master’s. University of Wisconsin - Platteville is a medium-sized public school situated in Platteville, Wisconsin. It awarded 33 masters’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Maranatha Baptist University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended General Education Major in Wisconsin for a Master’s. Watertown, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s general education degrees to 33 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Mount Mary University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended General Education Major in Wisconsin for a Master’s ranking. Mount Mary is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 masters’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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
With a ranking of #7, Carthage College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended General Education Major in Wisconsin for a Master’s list. Carthage College is located in Kenosha, Wisconsin and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s general education degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Lakeland University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended General Education Major in Wisconsin for a Master’s ranking. Lakeland is located in Plymouth, Wisconsin and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s general education degrees to qualified students.
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