If you plan on majoring in general education, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #41 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best General Education Schools in Indiana ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 560 degrees in general education to qualified students.
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. 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 the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best General Education Schools in Indiana list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The schools below may not offer all types of education degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Purdue University - Main Campus is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in general education. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #65 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Purdue is a great university overall.
There were approximately 269 general education students who graduated with this degree at Purdue in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the general education degree program at Purdue University - Main Campus make $6,441 above the typical graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
It's hard to beat Ivy Tech Community College if you wish to pursue a degree in general education. Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public college located in the city of Indianapolis. This college ranks 4th out of 41 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.
There were roughly 176 general education students who graduated with this degree at Ivy Tech Community College in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the education program make an average of $26,848 in their early career salary.
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Purdue University Northwest is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in general education. Purdue Northwest is a moderately-sized public university located in the suburb of Hammond. This university ranks 22nd out of 41 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.
There were about 42 general education students who graduated with this degree at Purdue Northwest in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, education degree recipients typically make about $49,025 at the beginning of their 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. 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.
