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2023 Most Popular General Education Schools in Maryland

10 Colleges
$52,499 Avg Salary
$17,500 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Education School for You

General Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in Maryland. With 1,145 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular General Education Schools in Maryland ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Maryland to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Education program at each school on the list.

Check out the education programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Maryland.

#1

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Our 2023 rankings named Johns Hopkins University the most popular school in Maryland for general education students. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Notre Dame of Maryland University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Schools in Maryland list. NDMU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

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#3

Goucher College

Baltimore, MD

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Goucher College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Schools in Maryland list. Goucher is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Baltimore.

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#4

Towson University

Towson, MD

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Towson University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Schools in Maryland list. Located in the city of Towson, Towson is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - Baltimore County. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Schools in Maryland list. Located in the suburb of Baltimore, UMBC is a public college with a large student population.

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#6

Frostburg State University

Frostburg, MD

Frostburg State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general education students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Frostburg, Frostburg State is a public school with a small student population.

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#7

Salisbury University

Salisbury, MD

Salisbury University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Schools in Maryland list. Salisbury is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Salisbury.

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#8

St Mary's College of Maryland

St. Mary's City, MD

St Mary’s College of Maryland came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Education Schools in Maryland ranking. SMCM is a small public school located in the suburb of St. Mary's City.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Maryland - College Park did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a very large student population.

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#9

Loyola University Maryland

Baltimore, MD

Loyola University Maryland landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general education programs. Loyola Maryland is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

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Best General Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Education Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 199
Pennsylvania 861
New Jersey 366
District of Columbia 25
Delaware 84

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 10 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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