2025 Best General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Carolina

General Education is of the hottest bachelor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #78 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 76 bachelor's degrees in general education during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general education students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other general education students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general education related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for general education students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank General Education Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Carolina list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study General Education in South Carolina

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for general education students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top South Carolina Schools for a Bachelor's in General Education

1

Winthrop University
Rock Hill, SC

41 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Winthrop University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in general education. Winthrop is a small public university located in the small city of Rock Hill.More information about a bachelor’s in general education from Winthrop University

2

Columbia College
Columbia, SC

13 Annual Graduates

Columbia College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in general education. Columbia College South Carolina is a small private not-for-profit college located in the midsize city of Columbia.More information about a bachelor’s in general education from Columbia College

Best General Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best General Education Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	492	212
Tennessee	460	46
North Carolina	453	82
Georgia	453	10
Virginia	421	22
Kentucky	331	8
Louisiana	306	20
Arkansas	294	82
Mississippi	275	21
West Virginia	223	45

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Rankings in Majors Related to General Education

One of 0 majors within the General Education area of study, General Education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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