General Education is offered at a wide range of schools across the country, yet a handful of schools devote much more of their degrees to the field than the rest. The schools below are the most focused on general education in the United States, measured by the share of their degrees in the field.
College Factual ranked the 84 general education schools in the United States by the share of their degrees awarded in the major.
The University Of Montana Western tops our list of the most focused general education schools. Located in the town of Dillon, The University Of Montana Western is a public university. At this school, roughly 45% of all degrees awarded are in general education, or about 55 graduates in the most recent year.
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Campbell University ranks #2 for general education by degree focus. Located in the town of Buies Creek, Campbell University is a private not-for-profit university. At this school, roughly 41% of all degrees awarded are in general education, or about 15 graduates in the most recent year.
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University Of The District Of Columbia is one of the most focused general education schools, landing the #3 spot this year. Located in the city of Washington, University Of The District Of Columbia is a public university. General Education accounts for around 33% of the degrees granted here, or about 97 graduates in the most recent year.
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Chief Dull Knife College came in at #4 on our list of the most focused general education schools. Located in the rural area of Lame Deer, Chief Dull Knife College is a public university. At this school, roughly 20% of all degrees awarded are in general education, or about 6 graduates in the most recent year.
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College Of Micronesia Fsm is one of the most focused general education schools, landing the #5 spot this year. Located in Pohnpei, FM, College Of Micronesia Fsm is a public institution. General Education accounts for around 19% of the degrees granted here, or about 51 graduates in the most recent year.
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Andrew College ranked #6 on our list of the most focused general education schools. Located in the rural area of Cuthbert, Andrew College is a private not-for-profit university. About 15% of the degrees Andrew College awards are in general education, or about 8 graduates in the most recent year.
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Highland Community College Highland landed the #7 spot among the most focused general education schools. Highland Community College Highland is a public school located in the rural area of Highland. At this school, roughly 11% of all degrees awarded are in general education, or about 23 graduates in the most recent year.
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Klamath Community College ranked #8 on our list of the most focused general education schools. Klamath Community College is a public school located in the town of Klamath Falls. General Education accounts for around 10% of the degrees granted here, or about 19 graduates in the most recent year.
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Potomac State College Of West Virginia University comes in at #9 for general education focus this year. Set in the town of Keyser, Potomac State College Of West Virginia University is a public institution. At this school, roughly 9% of all degrees awarded are in general education, or about 25 graduates in the most recent year.
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Pennsylvania Highlands Community College placed #10 for general education by degree focus. Set in the rural area of Johnstown, Pennsylvania Highlands Community College is a public institution. General Education accounts for around 8% of the degrees granted here, or about 17 graduates in the most recent year.
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Tohono Oodham Community College placed #11 for general education by degree focus. Located in the rural area of Sells, Tohono Oodham Community College is a public university. General Education accounts for around 7% of the degrees granted here, or about 6 graduates in the most recent year.
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White Mountains Community College placed #12 for general education by degree focus. White Mountains Community College is a public school located in the town of Berlin. At this school, roughly 6% of all degrees awarded are in general education, or about 5 graduates in the most recent year.
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Salem Community College landed the #13 spot among the most focused general education schools. Located in the suburb of Carneys Point, Salem Community College is a public university. About 6% of the degrees Salem Community College awards are in general education, or about 12 graduates in the most recent year.
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Cumberland University ranked #14 on our list of the most focused general education schools. Cumberland University is a private not-for-profit school located in the town of Lebanon. About 6% of the degrees Cumberland University awards are in general education, or about 13 graduates in the most recent year.
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Gloucester County College landed the #15 spot among the most focused general education schools. Located in the suburb of Sewell, Gloucester County College is a public university. About 5% of the degrees Gloucester County College awards are in general education, or about 53 graduates in the most recent year.
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Great Bay Community College landed the #16 spot among the most focused general education schools. Set in the suburb of Portsmouth, Great Bay Community College is a public institution. At this school, roughly 5% of all degrees awarded are in general education, or about 14 graduates in the most recent year.
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Brookdale Community College ranked #17 on our list of the most focused general education schools. Set in the suburb of Lincroft, Brookdale Community College is a public institution. About 5% of the degrees Brookdale Community College awards are in general education, or about 73 graduates in the most recent year.
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Nashville State Community College ranked #18 on our list of the most focused general education schools. Nashville State Community College is a public school located in the city of Nashville. About 5% of the degrees Nashville State Community College awards are in general education, or about 41 graduates in the most recent year.
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Eastern New Mexico University Roswell Campus placed #19 for general education by degree focus. Located in the town of Roswell, Eastern New Mexico University Roswell Campus is a public university. At this school, roughly 5% of all degrees awarded are in general education, or about 11 graduates in the most recent year.
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Louisiana Delta Community College landed the #20 spot among the most focused general education schools. Louisiana Delta Community College is a public school located in the city of Monroe. At this school, roughly 5% of all degrees awarded are in general education, or about 12 graduates in the most recent year.
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Suny Empire State College comes in at #21 for general education focus this year. Located in the suburb of Saratoga Springs, Suny Empire State College is a public university. General Education accounts for around 5% of the degrees granted here, or about 21 graduates in the most recent year.
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Cuny Laguardia Community College placed #22 for general education by degree focus. Cuny Laguardia Community College is a public school located in the city of Long Island City. At this school, roughly 5% of all degrees awarded are in general education, or about 82 graduates in the most recent year.
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Nunez Community College landed the #23 spot among the most focused general education schools. Set in the suburb of Chalmette, Nunez Community College is a public institution. General Education accounts for around 5% of the degrees granted here, or about 8 graduates in the most recent year.
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Horry Georgetown Technical College landed the #24 spot among the most focused general education schools. Located in the city of Conway, Horry Georgetown Technical College is a public university. At this school, roughly 5% of all degrees awarded are in general education, or about 46 graduates in the most recent year.
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Liberty University comes in at #25 for general education focus this year. Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg. General Education accounts for around 5% of the degrees granted here, or about 55 graduates in the most recent year.
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Rest of the Top 50 Most Focused General Education Schools
These schools rounded out the top of this year’s most focused general education list:
This list is compiled by College Factual. Schools are ranked by degree focus — the share of the school’s total degree completions that are in the program, drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
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 our data about colleges.
