2025 Best General Education Master's Degree Schools in Florida

Ranked #12 in popularity, general education is one of the most sought-after master's degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Education Master's Degree Schools in Florida ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 49 master's degrees in general education to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

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 - The number of general education students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• 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.
• Student Debt - How much debt general education students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• 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 master's degree.

More Ways to Rank General Education Schools

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 Best General Education Master's Degree Schools in Florida list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study General Education in Florida

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in general education.

Top Florida Schools for a Master's in Education

1

University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL

15 Annual Graduates

$48,255 Median Starting Salary

University of Central Florida is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in general education. Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public university with a very large student population.

Students who graduate with their master's from the education program report average early career income of $48,255.

More information about a master’s in general education from University of Central Florida

2

Saint Leo University
Saint Leo, FL

31 Annual Graduates

$56,824 Median Starting Salary

Saint Leo University is a wonderful option for students pursuing a master's degree in general education. St. Leo University is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the town of Saint Leo.

Master's recipients from the general education degree program at Saint Leo University get $4,285 more than the typical graduate in this field shortly after graduation.

More information about a master’s in general education from Saint Leo University

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
Georgia	190	45
Virginia	182	785
North Carolina	178	131
Tennessee	166	282
Alabama	151	3
Kentucky	147	68
Louisiana	147	56
South Carolina	146	281
Mississippi	145	108
Arkansas	121	51
West Virginia	112	203

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General Education Related Rankings by Major

General Education is one of 14 different types of Education programs to choose from.

Education Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Education	49

Most Popular Majors Related to Education

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Educational Administration	1,128
Curriculum & Instruction	603
Special Education	572
Teacher Education Subject Specific	465
Student Counseling	379
Instructional Media Design	320
Teacher Education Grade Specific	233
Teaching English or French	37
Educational Assessment	10
International Education	5

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to KOKUYO. More about our data sources and methodologies.