Ranked #31 in popularity, general education is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
College Factual reviewed 9 schools in Wisconsin to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of general education. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 617 degrees in general education annually.
Your choice of general education school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general education schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Education Schools in Wisconsin ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the general education degree levels they offer.
It is difficult to beat University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee if you want to pursue a degree in general education. UWM is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Milwaukee. A Best Colleges rank of #673 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UWM is a great university overall.
There were roughly 169 general education students who graduated with this degree at UWM in the most recent data year.
Every student pursuing a degree in general education has to take a look at Alverno College. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, Alverno is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #655 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Alverno is a great college overall.
There were roughly 21 general education students who graduated with this degree at Alverno in the most recent year we have data available.
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Any student who is interested in general education has to check out University of Wisconsin - Green Bay. Located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay, UW - Green Bay is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 30th out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were roughly 88 general education students who graduated with this degree at UW - Green Bay in the most recent year we have data available.
Marquette University is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in general education. Marquette is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Milwaukee. A Best Colleges rank of #114 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Marquette is a great university overall.
There were roughly 14 general education students who graduated with this degree at Marquette in the most recent data year.
Beloit is a fairly small private not-for-profit college located in the small city of Beloit. This college ranks 40th out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were approximately 11 general education students who graduated with this degree at Beloit in the most recent data year.
Edgewood is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Madison. This college ranks 25th out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were approximately 43 general education students who graduated with this degree at Edgewood in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the town of Menomonie, UW - Stout is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 29th out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were approximately 62 general education students who graduated with this degree at UW - Stout in the most recent year we have data available.
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UW - Stevens Point is a medium-sized public university located in the distant town of Stevens Point. This university ranks 35th out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were roughly 48 general education students who graduated with this degree at UW - Stevens Point in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the town of Platteville, UW - Platteville is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #623 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UW - Platteville is a great university overall.
There were approximately 16 general education students who graduated with this degree at UW - Platteville in the most recent data year.
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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).
Your choice of general education school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general education schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
