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

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.

College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for General Education in Virginia ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 28 bachelor's degrees in general education during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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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. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for General Education in Virginia ranking is to help you make that choice.

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 Virginia

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

Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA

21 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In VA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Liberty University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in general education. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Lynchburg. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in general education in Virginia.

There were approximately 21 general education students who graduated with this degree at Liberty University in the most recent data year.

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

2

Virginia Wesleyan University
Virginia Beach, VA

7 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Virginia Wesleyan University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in general education. VWU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Virginia Beach.

There were about 7 general education students who graduated with this degree at VWU in the most recent data year.

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

3

Emory and Henry College
Emory, VA

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in general education has to check out Emory and Henry College. Located in the rural area of Emory, Emory & Henry College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. More information about a bachelor’s in general education from Emory and Henry College

3

Randolph College
Lynchburg, VA

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in general education has to look into Randolph College. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Randolph is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population. More information about a bachelor’s in general education from Randolph College

 

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
North Carolina	207	65
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 Subject Specific	945
Teacher Education Grade Specific	623
Special Education	125
Teaching English or French	32
Other Education	15

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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