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2023 Most Popular Online General Education Schools

34 Colleges
$48,719 Avg Salary
$23,394 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, 21,189 people earned a degree or certificate in general education, making the major the #12 most popular in the United States.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Most Popular Online General Education Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 34 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing an online .

#1

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

Our analysis found Northcentral University to be the most popular school for general education students who want to pursue an online degree in the United States. Northcentral University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

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#3

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

The excellent online programs at Nova Southeastern University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in the United States. Located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online General Education Schools list. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Auburn University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Online General Education Schools list. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best general education programs. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the city of Scottsdale.

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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online General Education Schools list. Pitt is a very large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

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#8

Union College Kentucky

Barbourville, KY

Union College Kentucky ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online General Education Schools list. Union College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Barbourville.

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University of Missouri - Columbia came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online General Education Schools ranking. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

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With a ranking of #10, The University of Findlay did quite well on this year’s best schools for general education students. Located in the distant town of Findlay, Findlay is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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One of 14 majors within the area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Education

Related Major Annual Graduates
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 34 schools only.

  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to KOKUYO.

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