General Education is available at many schools, but only at some does it account for a large share of the degrees the school grants. To top this list, a school awards a larger share of its degrees in general education than other colleges that offer the major.
College Factual ranked the 278 general education schools in the United States by the share of their degrees awarded in the major.
Teachers College Of San Joaquin tops our list of the most focused general education schools. Teachers College Of San Joaquin is a public school located in the city of Stockton. General Education accounts for around 100% of the degrees granted here, or about 56 graduates in the most recent year.
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York College Nebraska came in at #2 on our list of the most focused general education schools. York College Nebraska is a private not-for-profit school located in the town of York. About 83% of the degrees York College Nebraska awards are in general education, or about 86 graduates in the most recent year.
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Mayville State University came in at #3 on our list of the most focused general education schools. Located in the rural area of Mayville, Mayville State University is a public university. General Education accounts for around 76% of the degrees granted here, or about 22 graduates in the most recent year.
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Schreiner University came in at #4 on our list of the most focused general education schools. Located in the town of Kerrville, Schreiner University is a private not-for-profit university. About 73% of the degrees Schreiner University awards are in general education, or about 72 graduates in the most recent year.
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A rank of #5 makes Bluffton University one of the most focused schools for general education. Set in the rural area of Bluffton, Bluffton University is a private not-for-profit institution. General Education accounts for around 71% of the degrees granted here, or about 37 graduates in the most recent year.
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Saint Michaels College landed the #6 spot among the most focused general education schools. Set in the suburb of Colchester, Saint Michaels College is a private not-for-profit institution. General Education accounts for around 68% of the degrees granted here, or about 26 graduates in the most recent year.
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Concordia University Texas placed #7 for general education by degree focus. Concordia University Texas is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Austin. At this school, roughly 64% of all degrees awarded are in general education, or about 59 graduates in the most recent year.
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Gratz College ranked #8 on our list of the most focused general education schools. Gratz College is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Melrose Park. General Education accounts for around 64% of the degrees granted here, or about 61 graduates in the most recent year.
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Southwest Minnesota State University landed the #9 spot among the most focused general education schools. Located in the town of Marshall, Southwest Minnesota State University is a public university. About 63% of the degrees Southwest Minnesota State University awards are in general education, or about 100 graduates in the most recent year.
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Goucher College comes in at #10 for general education focus this year. Set in the city of Baltimore, Goucher College is a private not-for-profit institution. General Education accounts for around 62% of the degrees granted here, or about 85 graduates in the most recent year.
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High Tech High Graduate School Of Education landed the #11 spot among the most focused general education schools. Located in the city of San Diego, High Tech High Graduate School Of Education is a private not-for-profit university. At this school, roughly 60% of all degrees awarded are in general education, or about 34 graduates in the most recent year.
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College Of Notre Dame Of Maryland ranked #12 on our list of the most focused general education schools. Located in the city of Baltimore, College Of Notre Dame Of Maryland is a private not-for-profit university. At this school, roughly 59% of all degrees awarded are in general education, or about 100 graduates in the most recent year.
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Southwest Baptist University landed the #13 spot among the most focused general education schools. Located in the town of Bolivar, Southwest Baptist University is a private not-for-profit university. General Education accounts for around 56% of the degrees granted here, or about 70 graduates in the most recent year.
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Quincy University landed the #14 spot among the most focused general education schools. Set in the town of Quincy, Quincy University is a private not-for-profit institution. General Education accounts for around 52% of the degrees granted here, or about 16 graduates in the most recent year.
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University Of Portland comes in at #15 for general education focus this year. Set in the city of Portland, University Of Portland is a private not-for-profit institution. At this school, roughly 52% of all degrees awarded are in general education, or about 68 graduates in the most recent year.
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Tabor College placed #16 for general education by degree focus. Tabor College is a private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Hillsboro. About 50% of the degrees Tabor College awards are in general education, or about 14 graduates in the most recent year.
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Maranatha Baptist Bible College landed the #17 spot among the most focused general education schools. Maranatha Baptist Bible College is a private not-for-profit school located in the town of Watertown. At this school, roughly 49% of all degrees awarded are in general education, or about 47 graduates in the most recent year.
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York College Pennsylvania ranked #18 on our list of the most focused general education schools. York College Pennsylvania is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of York. General Education accounts for around 48% of the degrees granted here, or about 60 graduates in the most recent year.
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Greenville College ranked #19 on our list of the most focused general education schools. Greenville College is a private not-for-profit school located in the town of Greenville. About 47% of the degrees Greenville College awards are in general education, or about 33 graduates in the most recent year.
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Georgian Court University ranked #20 on our list of the most focused general education schools. Georgian Court University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lakewood. At this school, roughly 38% of all degrees awarded are in general education, or about 60 graduates in the most recent year.
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Emmanuel College Massachusetts placed #21 for general education by degree focus. Emmanuel College Massachusetts is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston. About 38% of the degrees Emmanuel College Massachusetts awards are in general education, or about 13 graduates in the most recent year.
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Augustana College South Dakota placed #22 for general education by degree focus. Located in the city of Sioux Falls, Augustana College South Dakota is a private not-for-profit university. About 35% of the degrees Augustana College South Dakota awards are in general education, or about 53 graduates in the most recent year.
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Hillsdale College landed the #23 spot among the most focused general education schools. Located in the town of Hillsdale, Hillsdale College is a private not-for-profit university. At this school, roughly 32% of all degrees awarded are in general education, or about 11 graduates in the most recent year.
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Texas Wesleyan University placed #24 for general education by degree focus. Texas Wesleyan University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Worth. At this school, roughly 32% of all degrees awarded are in general education, or about 44 graduates in the most recent year.
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Tusculum College placed #25 for general education by degree focus. Tusculum College is a private not-for-profit school located in the town of Greeneville. General Education accounts for around 31% of the degrees granted here, or about 37 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. The ranking reflects how concentrated each school’s degrees are in the major (completions in the field as a share of all completions), 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.
