2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for General Education in North Carolina

A bachelor's degree in general education is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #84 out of 338 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in North Carolina to determine which ones were the most popular for general education students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 80 bachelor's degrees in general education to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great General Education School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your bachelor's degree in education matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for General Education in North Carolina ranking.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality general education program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank General Education Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for general education.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

 

Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study General Education in North Carolina

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in general education.

Most Well Attended Schools for Education Students Working on Their Bachelor's

1

Belmont Abbey College
Belmont, NC

28 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In NC

$21,400 Median Salary

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Belmont Abbey College if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in general education. BAC is a small private not-for-profit college located in the midsize suburb of Belmont. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #5 in quality for bachelor's degrees in general education in North Carolina.

There were approximately 28 general education individuals who graduated with this degree at BAC in the most recent data year.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the education program state that they receive average early career earnings of $21,400.

More information about a bachelor’s in general education from Belmont Abbey College

2

North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

19 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In NC

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in general education has to take a look at North Carolina State University. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in general education in North Carolina.

There were roughly 19 general education individuals who graduated with this degree at NC State in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in general education from North Carolina State University

3

Salem College
Winston-Salem, NC

16 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In NC

$27,833 Median Student Debt

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in general education needs to look into Salem College. Located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem, Salem is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in general education in North Carolina.

There were approximately 16 general education students who graduated with this degree at Salem in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in general education from Salem College

4

Wingate University
Wingate, NC

9 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In NC

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in general education has to look into Wingate University. Located in the suburb of Wingate, Wingate is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in general education in North Carolina.

There were about 9 general education individuals who graduated with this degree at Wingate in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in general education from Wingate University

5

Guilford College
Greensboro, NC

8 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In NC

Located in the large city of Greensboro, Guilford is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #4 in quality for bachelor's degrees in general education in North Carolina.

There were approximately 8 general education students who graduated with this degree at Guilford in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in general education from Guilford College

6

Brevard College
Brevard, NC

Brevard College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the town of Brevard. More information about a bachelor’s in general education from Brevard College

6

University of Mount Olive
Mount Olive, NC

UMO is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Mount Olive. More information about a bachelor’s in general education from University of Mount Olive

 

Best General Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Georgia	220	22
Florida	214	179
Tennessee	209	67
Virginia	206	35
South Carolina	188	39
Alabama	183	0
Kentucky	177	15
Arkansas	164	93
Louisiana	163	20
Mississippi	158	4
West Virginia	142	64

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General Education Related Rankings by Major

One of 14 majors within the Education area of study, General Education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific	1,639
Teacher Education Subject Specific	587
Special Education	248
International Education	35
Other Education	16
Education Philosophy	12

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.