by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
With 125,813 degrees handed out in 2021-2022, general studies is the 5th most popular major in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 3,705 general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,800 general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,161 and $15,228 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 59 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general studies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general studies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree general studies students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Red Lake Nation College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Red Lake, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general studies degrees to 14 students in 2021-2022.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Central College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Union, Missouri, this small public school handed out 249 degrees to qualified associates’s general studies students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Missouri State University - West Plains. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Plains States Region. Missouri State West Plains is a public institution located in West Plains, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 102 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about General Studies at Missouri State West Plains
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Leech Lake Tribal College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Plains States Region. Leech Lake Tribal College is a small school located in Cass Lake, Minnesota that handed out 0 associates’s general studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Independence Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Plains States Region. This small school is located in Independence, Kansas, and it awarded 70 associates’s general studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Studies at Independence Community College
Sisseton Wahpeton College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Sisseton Wahpeton College is a small public school situated in Sisseton, South Dakota. It awarded 1 associates’s general studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about General Studies at Sisseton Wahpeton College
With a ranking of #7, Crowder College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Crowder College is a small school located in Neosho, Missouri that handed out 361 associates’s general studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Haskell Indian Nations University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Lawrence, Kansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general studies degrees to 40 students in 2021-2022.
Central Christian College of Kansas landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Central Christian College of Kansas is located in McPherson, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 associates’s general studies degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Studies at Central Christian College
With a ranking of #10, Saint Louis Christian College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Plains States Region list.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on General Studies at Saint Louis Christian College
Columbia College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Columbia College Missouri is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Columbia, Missouri. It awarded 303 associates’s general studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Kansas Christian College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Overland Park, Kansas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified associates’s general studies students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Studies at Kansas Christian College
Manhattan Christian College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. MCC is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Manhattan, Kansas. It awarded 3 associates’s general studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Labette Community College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Labette Community College is located in Parsons, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 48 associates’s general studies degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Studies at Labette Community College
Barclay College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Barclay College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Haviland, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Garden City Community College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Garden City Community College is located in Garden City, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 52 associates’s general studies degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Studies at Garden City Community College
With a ranking of #17, Hesston College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Hesston is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hesston, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Barton County Community College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Barton Community College is a public institution located in Great Bend, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 53 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about General Studies at Barton County Community College
Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #19. Located in Springfield, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 18 degrees to qualified associates’s general studies students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Sitting Bull College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Fort Yates, North Dakota, and it awarded 3 associates’s general studies degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Emmaus Bible College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Emmaus Bible College is located in Dubuque, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 3 associates’s general studies degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Iowa Western Community College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Iowa Western Community College is a medium-sized school located in Council Bluffs, Iowa that handed out 77 associates’s general studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Studies at Iowa Western Community College
United Tribes Technical College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Bismarck, North Dakota, and it awarded 6 associates’s general studies degrees in 2021-2022.
Read more about General Studies at United Tribes Technical College
Des Moines Area Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #24. This large school is located in Ankeny, Iowa, and it awarded 96 associates’s general studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Northern State University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Aberdeen, South Dakota, and it awarded 15 associates’s general studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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