General Studies is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #5 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best General Studies Schools in Georgia ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 919 degrees in general studies to qualified students.
The general studies program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Studies rankings. For our Best Overall General Studies School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Studies Schools in Georgia ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The schools below may not offer all types of general studies degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Any student who is interested in general studies needs to take a look at Georgia Southern University. Located in the distant town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #586 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means GaSou is a great university overall.
There were about 167 general studies students who graduated with this degree at GaSou in the most recent data year.
It is hard to beat Shorter University if you want to pursue a degree in general studies. Located in the small city of Rome, Shorter is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 51st out of 68 schools for overall quality in the state of Georgia.
There were about 17 general studies students who graduated with this degree at Shorter in the most recent data year.
It is hard to beat University of North Georgia if you wish to pursue a degree in general studies. Located in the town of Dahlonega, UNG is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #1182 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UNG is a great university overall.
There were roughly 75 general studies students who graduated with this degree at UNG in the most recent data year.
Georgia Military College is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in general studies. Located in the town of Milledgeville, Georgia Military College is a public college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 41st out of 68 schools for overall quality in the state of Georgia.
There were about 578 general studies students who graduated with this degree at Georgia Military College in the most recent data year.
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 general studies program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Studies rankings. For our Best Overall General Studies School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
