by our College Data Analytics TeamGeneral Education draws students to programs nationwide. The schools below award the most general education degrees of any in Illinois.
College Factual ranked the 22 general education schools in Illinois by the number of degrees they award each year.
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Below are the schools that graduate the most general education students in Illinois.
Leading the list of the most popular general education schools is University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign. Located in the city of Champaign, University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 205 students earned a degree in general education from this school. See more about general education at University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign
City Colleges Of Chicago Harry S Truman College is one of the most popular general education schools, landing the #2 spot this year. City Colleges Of Chicago Harry S Truman College is a public school located in the city of Chicago. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 48 students earned a degree in general education from this school. See more about general education at City Colleges Of Chicago Harry S Truman College
North Park University ranks #3 for general education by yearly graduations. Located in the city of Chicago, North Park University is a private not-for-profit university. North Park University graduated around 47 general education students in the most recent data year. See more about general education at North Park University
Northern Illinois University ranks #4 for general education by yearly graduations. Northern Illinois University is a public school located in the suburb of Dekalb. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 35 students earned a degree in general education from this school. Get the full general education details for Northern Illinois University
Greenville College is one of the most popular general education schools, landing the #5 spot this year. Located in the town of Greenville, Greenville College is a private not-for-profit university. This school awarded about 34 general education degrees in the most recent year. See more about general education at Greenville College
Rockford College placed #6 for general education by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Rockford, Rockford College is a private not-for-profit institution. Rockford College graduated around 22 general education students in the most recent data year. Read the full general education report for Rockford College
Trinity Christian College ranked #7 on our list of the most popular general education schools. Located in the suburb of Palos Heights, Trinity Christian College is a private not-for-profit university. Trinity Christian College graduated around 21 general education students in the most recent data year. Read the full general education report for Trinity Christian College
Lake Forest College comes in at #8 for general education this year. Set in the suburb of Lake Forest, Lake Forest College is a private not-for-profit institution. Lake Forest College graduated around 18 general education students in the most recent data year. Get the full general education details for Lake Forest College
Quincy University comes in at #9 for general education this year. Set in the town of Quincy, Quincy University is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 16 general education degrees in the most recent year. See more about general education at Quincy University
Mckendree University ranked #10 on our list of the most popular general education schools. Mckendree University is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Lebanon. Mckendree University graduated around 14 general education students in the most recent data year. Get the full general education details for Mckendree University
Western Illinois University comes in at #11 for general education this year. Set in the town of Macomb, Western Illinois University is a public institution. Western Illinois University graduated around 12 general education students in the most recent data year. Read the full general education report for Western Illinois University
Concordia University Chicago landed the #12 spot among the most popular general education schools. Located in the suburb of River Forest, Concordia University Chicago is a private not-for-profit university. Concordia University Chicago graduated around 11 general education students in the most recent data year. Read the full general education report for Concordia University Chicago
Elmhurst College comes in at #13 for general education this year. Located in the suburb of Elmhurst, Elmhurst College is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 8 students earned a degree in general education from this school. Get the full general education details for Elmhurst College
Principia College ranked #14 on our list of the most popular general education schools. Located in the rural area of Elsah, Principia College is a private not-for-profit university. Principia College graduated around 7 general education students in the most recent data year. Read the full general education report for Principia College
Illinois College landed the #15 spot among the most popular general education schools. Set in the town of Jacksonville, Illinois College is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 3 general education degrees in the most recent year. Get the full general education details for Illinois College
Knox College landed the #16 spot among the most popular general education schools. Set in the town of Galesburg, Knox College is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 3 general education degrees in the most recent year. Get the full general education details for Knox College
Roosevelt University ranked #17 on our list of the most popular general education schools. Located in the city of Chicago, Roosevelt University is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 3 students earned a degree in general education from this school. Read the full general education report for Roosevelt University
University Of Illinois At Springfield placed #18 for general education by yearly graduations. Located in the city of Springfield, University Of Illinois At Springfield is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 3 students earned a degree in general education from this school. See more about general education at University Of Illinois At Springfield
Monmouth College comes in at #19 for general education this year. Set in the town of Monmouth, Monmouth College is a private not-for-profit institution. Monmouth College graduated around 2 general education students in the most recent data year. See more about general education at Monmouth College
Dominican University landed the #20 spot among the most popular general education schools. Set in the suburb of River Forest, Dominican University is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 1 students earned a degree in general education from this school. Get the full general education details for Dominican University
Saint Xavier University landed the #21 spot among the most popular general education schools. Located in the city of Chicago, Saint Xavier University is a private not-for-profit university. Saint Xavier University graduated around 1 general education students in the most recent data year. Get the full general education details for Saint Xavier University
Southern Illinois University Carbondale ranked #22 on our list of the most popular general education schools. Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a public school located in the town of Carbondale. This school awarded about 1 general education degrees in the most recent year. See more about general education at Southern Illinois University Carbondale
This ranking is produced by College Factual. Schools are ranked by the number of students who complete a degree in the program each year (completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
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