2023 Best General Education Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania
Finding the Best General Education Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 861 degrees and certificates were awarded to general education students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #17 most popular major in the state.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best General Education Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in Pennsylvania to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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2023 Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania
The following schools top our list of the Best General Education Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best General Education Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Pennsylvania the best school in Pennsylvania for general education students working on their master’s degree. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means York College of Pennsylvania is a great place for general education students working on their master’s degree. YCP is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of York.
Out of the 20 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Westminster College Pennsylvania landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of New Wilmington, Westminster New Wilmington is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Saint Joseph’s University is a great place for general education students working on their master’s degree. St. Joe's is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wilson College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Chambersburg, Wilson is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Millersville University of Pennsylvania landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree general education programs. Millersville is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Millersville.
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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Pitt is a very large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.
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Holy Family University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Holy Family is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
La Salle University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree general education programs. Located in the city of Philadelphia, La Salle is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Messiah University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Messiah is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Mechanicsburg.
Best General Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
Explore all the Best General Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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New York | 199 |
Maryland | 1,145 |
New Jersey | 366 |
District of Columbia | 25 |
Delaware | 84 |
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General Education Related Rankings by Major
One of 14 majors within the area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Education
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Educational Administration | 45,458 |
Teacher Education Grade Specific | 34,451 |
Special Education | 25,158 |
Teacher Education Subject Specific | 20,616 |
Curriculum & Instruction | 19,784 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 20 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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).
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