General Education is available at many schools, but at some it makes up a far larger share of the degrees awarded than at others. This ranking identifies the schools most focused on general education — those where the major represents the largest percentage of degrees awarded.
College Factual ranked the 112 general education schools in the Southeast Region by the share of their degrees awarded in the major.
No school devotes a larger share of its degrees to general education than Tusculum College. Located in the town of Greeneville, Tusculum College is a private not-for-profit university. At this school, roughly 16% of all degrees awarded are in general education, or about 56 graduates in the most recent year.
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Andrew College ranks #2 for general education by degree focus. Set in the rural area of Cuthbert, Andrew College is a private not-for-profit institution. At this school, roughly 12% of all degrees awarded are in general education, or about 8 graduates in the most recent year.
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Atlantis University is one of the most focused general education schools, landing the #3 spot this year. Set in the city of Miami, Atlantis University is a private for-profit institution. At this school, roughly 11% of all degrees awarded are in general education, or about 34 graduates in the most recent year.
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A rank of #4 makes Belhaven University one of the most focused schools for general education. Set in the city of Jackson, Belhaven University is a private not-for-profit institution. About 11% of the degrees Belhaven University awards are in general education, or about 99 graduates in the most recent year.
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Salem College came in at #5 on our list of the most focused general education schools. Set in the city of Winston-Salem, Salem College is a private not-for-profit institution. General Education accounts for around 8% of the degrees granted here, or about 9 graduates in the most recent year.
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Bryan College Dayton landed the #6 spot among the most focused general education schools. Set in the town of Dayton, Bryan College Dayton is a private not-for-profit institution. General Education accounts for around 8% of the degrees granted here, or about 21 graduates in the most recent year.
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Potomac State College Of West Virginia University landed the #7 spot among the most focused general education schools. Located in the town of Keyser, Potomac State College Of West Virginia University is a public university. At this school, roughly 8% of all degrees awarded are in general education, or about 25 graduates in the most recent year.
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Jackson State University landed the #8 spot among the most focused general education schools. Set in the city of Jackson, Jackson State University is a public institution. General Education accounts for around 7% of the degrees granted here, or about 92 graduates in the most recent year.
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Milligan College landed the #9 spot among the most focused general education schools. Milligan College is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Milligan. General Education accounts for around 6% of the degrees granted here, or about 19 graduates in the most recent year.
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Wheeling Jesuit University ranked #10 on our list of the most focused general education schools. Located in the city of Wheeling, Wheeling Jesuit University is a private not-for-profit university. General Education accounts for around 6% of the degrees granted here, or about 9 graduates in the most recent year.
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Guilford College comes in at #11 for general education focus this year. Located in the city of Greensboro, Guilford College is a private not-for-profit university. About 5% of the degrees Guilford College awards are in general education, or about 12 graduates in the most recent year.
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Southern University At New Orleans comes in at #12 for general education focus this year. Southern University At New Orleans is a public school located in the city of New Orleans. About 5% of the degrees Southern University At New Orleans awards are in general education, or about 16 graduates in the most recent year.
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Anderson University Sc ranked #13 on our list of the most focused general education schools. Set in the city of Anderson, Anderson University Sc is a private not-for-profit institution. At this school, roughly 5% of all degrees awarded are in general education, or about 47 graduates in the most recent year.
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Fairmont State University comes in at #14 for general education focus this year. Located in the town of Fairmont, Fairmont State University is a public university. At this school, roughly 5% of all degrees awarded are in general education, or about 41 graduates in the most recent year.
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University Of Florida Online landed the #15 spot among the most focused general education schools. Set in the city of Gainesville, University Of Florida Online is a public institution. About 4% of the degrees University Of Florida Online awards are in general education, or about 46 graduates in the most recent year.
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Glenville State College landed the #16 spot among the most focused general education schools. Glenville State College is a public school located in the rural area of Glenville. General Education accounts for around 4% of the degrees granted here, or about 18 graduates in the most recent year.
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Augusta University landed the #17 spot among the most focused general education schools. Augusta University is a public school located in the city of Augusta. At this school, roughly 4% of all degrees awarded are in general education, or about 115 graduates in the most recent year.
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Nova Southeastern University placed #18 for general education by degree focus. Located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale, Nova Southeastern University is a private not-for-profit university. General Education accounts for around 4% of the degrees granted here, or about 268 graduates in the most recent year.
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Nashville State Community College placed #19 for general education by degree focus. Located in the city of Nashville, Nashville State Community College is a public university. General Education accounts for around 4% of the degrees granted here, or about 41 graduates in the most recent year.
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Virginia Wesleyan College landed the #20 spot among the most focused general education schools. Located in the city of Virginia Beach, Virginia Wesleyan College is a private not-for-profit university. At this school, roughly 4% of all degrees awarded are in general education, or about 10 graduates in the most recent year.
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Midway College placed #21 for general education by degree focus. Midway College is a private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Midway. General Education accounts for around 4% of the degrees granted here, or about 14 graduates in the most recent year.
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Longwood University landed the #22 spot among the most focused general education schools. Longwood University is a public school located in the town of Farmville. General Education accounts for around 3% of the degrees granted here, or about 40 graduates in the most recent year.
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Union College Kentucky landed the #23 spot among the most focused general education schools. Union College Kentucky is a private not-for-profit school located in the town of Barbourville. About 3% of the degrees Union College Kentucky awards are in general education, or about 12 graduates in the most recent year.
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Pfeiffer University placed #24 for general education by degree focus. Located in the rural area of Misenheimer, Pfeiffer University is a private not-for-profit university. About 3% of the degrees Pfeiffer University awards are in general education, or about 10 graduates in the most recent year.
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University Of Arkansas At Monticello comes in at #25 for general education focus this year. University Of Arkansas At Monticello is a public school located in the town of Monticello. General Education accounts for around 3% 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.
