2025 Best General Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Alabama

If you pursue a bachelor's degree in general studies, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #34 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best General Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Alabama ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 160 bachelor's degrees in general studies to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general studies students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other general studies students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general studies related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general studies students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Alabama ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study General Studies in Alabama

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in general studies.

Top Alabama Schools for a Bachelor's in General Studies

1

University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL

84 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in general studies has to check out University of Alabama at Birmingham. UAB is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Birmingham.More information about a bachelor’s in general studies from University of Alabama at Birmingham

2

Alabama A & M University
Normal, AL

25 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Alabama A & M University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in general studies. AAMU is a medium-sized public university located in the medium-sized city of Normal.More information about a bachelor’s in general studies from Alabama A & M University

Best General Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best General Studies Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	492	68
Tennessee	460	212
North Carolina	453	62
Georgia	453	322
Virginia	421	58
South Carolina	370	21
Kentucky	331	611
Louisiana	306	994
Arkansas	294	451
Mississippi	275	405
West Virginia	223	835

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Rankings in Majors Related to General Studies

One of 3 majors within the Liberal Arts General Studies area of study, General Studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to General Studies

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts	194
Individualized Studies	17
Humanities	2

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). More about our data sources and methodologies.