2023 Most Popular General Education Schools in the Far Western US Region
Finding the Best General Education School for You
General Education is the #12 most popular major in the country with 21,189 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular General Education Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 94 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Education program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular General Education Schools in the Far Western US Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing a .
Top 15% Most Popular General Education Schools
Our analysis found National University to be the most popular school for general education students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northcentral University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Northcentral University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Azusa Pacific University is a great place for general education students. Azusa Pacific is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Azusa.
The excellent programs at California State University - Fullerton helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in the Far Western US Region . Cal State Fullerton is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Fullerton.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means California Baptist University is a great place for general education students. Cal Baptist is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Riverside.
San Jose State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Schools in the Far Western US Region list. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the large city of San Jose.
With a ranking of #7, University of California - Los Angeles did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.
Eastern Washington University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Education Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the fringe town of Cheney, EWU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Brandman University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Education Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Brandman is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.
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University of California - Riverside ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCR is a very large public school located in the large city of Riverside.
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University of California - Santa Barbara came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Education Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UCSB is a very large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara.
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With a ranking of #13, Portland State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students. Located in the city of Portland, Portland State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.
San Diego State University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Education Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a very large student population.
California State University - Sacramento did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general education students. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular General Education Schools in the Far Western US Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | California State University - Dominguez Hills | Carson, CA |
| 17 | Point Loma Nazarene University | San Diego, CA |
| 18 | California State University - Bakersfield | Bakersfield, CA |
Best General Education Colleges by State
Explore the best general education schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 6,275 |
| Washington | 419 |
| Oregon | 367 |
| Nevada | 36 |
| Hawaii | 10 |
| Alaska | 26 |
General Education Related Majors
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 |
|---|---|
| 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 26 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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