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.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Idaho to determine which ones were the best for general education students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 75 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. 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 Idaho ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Every student who is interested in general education needs to take a look at University of Idaho. Located in the town of Moscow, U of I is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 10 schools for overall quality in the state of Idaho.
There were about 10 general education students who graduated with this degree at U of I in the most recent year we have data available.
Boise State University is a good option for students interested in a degree in general education. Boise State is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Boise. A Best Colleges rank of #512 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Boise State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 17 general education students who graduated with this degree at Boise State in the most recent year we have data available.
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Idaho State University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in general education. Located in the small city of Pocatello, ISU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 10 schools for overall quality in the state of Idaho.
There were approximately 29 general education students who graduated with this degree at ISU in the most recent year we have data available.
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.
