General Education is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #41 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best General Education Schools in Colorado ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 423 degrees in general education annually.
The education program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Education rankings. We derive our Best Overall General Education School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
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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 Colorado ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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It is difficult to beat University of Northern Colorado if you wish to pursue a degree in general education. University of Northern Colorado is a moderately-sized public university located in the midsize city of Greeley. A Best Colleges rank of #707 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means University of Northern Colorado is a great university overall.
There were about 80 general education students who graduated with this degree at University of Northern Colorado in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the education program make around $46,262 in the first couple years of working.
Every student pursuing a degree in general education needs to look into University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. CU Anschutz is a fairly large public university located in the city of Denver. This university ranks 14th out of 31 schools for overall quality in the state of Colorado.
There were roughly 111 general education students who graduated with this degree at CU Anschutz in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduating, education degree recipients typically make around $45,812 in their early careers.
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Metropolitan State University of Denver is a great choice for students interested in a degree in general education. Located in the large city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 24th out of 31 colleges for overall quality in the state of Colorado.
There were approximately 60 general education students who graduated with this degree at MSU Denver in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, education degree recipients usually earn around $49,122 in their early careers.
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).
The education program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Education rankings. We derive our Best Overall General Education School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
