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Most Popular General Education Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

113 Ranked Colleges
3,201 General Education Graduations

General Education is offered at a wide range of schools. The schools below award the most general education degrees of any in the Middle Atlantic Region.

For its ranking, College Factual looked at how many students completed a degree in general education at each of the 113 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that offer the program.

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Below are the schools that graduate the most general education students in the Middle Atlantic Region.

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No school graduates more general education students than Johns Hopkins University this year. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins University is a private not-for-profit university. Johns Hopkins University graduated around 293 general education students in the most recent data year. Read the full general education report for Johns Hopkins University

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Niagara University
Niagara University, NY

A rank of #2 makes Niagara University one of the most popular schools for general education. Niagara University is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Niagara University. This school awarded about 176 general education degrees in the most recent year. See more about general education at Niagara University

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Montclair State University came in at #3 on our list of the most popular general education schools. Located in the suburb of Montclair, Montclair State University is a public university. Montclair State University graduated around 163 general education students in the most recent data year. See more about general education at Montclair State University

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University Of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

University Of Pennsylvania ranks #4 for general education by yearly graduations. Located in the city of Philadelphia, University Of Pennsylvania is a private not-for-profit university. This school awarded about 160 general education degrees in the most recent year. Get the full general education details for University Of Pennsylvania

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Suny Empire State College
Saratoga Springs, NY

Suny Empire State College ranks #5 for general education by yearly graduations. Located in the suburb of Saratoga Springs, Suny Empire State College is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 139 students earned a degree in general education from this school. Read the full general education report for Suny Empire State College

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Goucher College
Baltimore, MD

Goucher College ranked #6 on our list of the most popular general education schools. Goucher College is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore. This school awarded about 122 general education degrees in the most recent year. Read the full general education report for Goucher College

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College Of Notre Dame Of Maryland landed the #7 spot among the most popular general education schools. Located in the city of Baltimore, College Of Notre Dame Of Maryland is a private not-for-profit university. College Of Notre Dame Of Maryland graduated around 119 general education students in the most recent data year. See more about general education at College Of Notre Dame Of Maryland

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Pennsylvania Western University placed #8 for general education by yearly graduations. Located in the town of California, Pennsylvania Western University is a public university. This school awarded about 103 general education degrees in the most recent year. Get the full general education details for Pennsylvania Western University

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University Of The District Of Columbia ranked #9 on our list of the most popular general education schools. Located in the city of Washington, University Of The District Of Columbia is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 97 students earned a degree in general education from this school. Get the full general education details for University Of The District Of Columbia

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Cuny Laguardia Community College
Long Island City, NY

Cuny Laguardia Community College ranked #10 on our list of the most popular general education schools. Located in the city of Long Island City, Cuny Laguardia Community College is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 82 students earned a degree in general education from this school. Get the full general education details for Cuny Laguardia Community College

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Wilmington University
New Castle, DE

Wilmington University ranked #11 on our list of the most popular general education schools. Located in the suburb of New Castle, Wilmington University is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 77 students earned a degree in general education from this school. See more about general education at Wilmington University

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Passaic County Community College placed #12 for general education by yearly graduations. Set in the suburb of Paterson, Passaic County Community College is a public institution. This school awarded about 76 general education degrees in the most recent year. Read the full general education report for Passaic County Community College

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Brookdale Community College comes in at #13 for general education this year. Set in the suburb of Lincroft, Brookdale Community College is a public institution. Brookdale Community College graduated around 73 general education students in the most recent data year. Read the full general education report for Brookdale Community College

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Adelphi University
Garden City, NY

Adelphi University placed #14 for general education by yearly graduations. Located in the suburb of Garden City, Adelphi University is a private not-for-profit university. This school awarded about 72 general education degrees in the most recent year. Get the full general education details for Adelphi University

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Frostburg State University landed the #15 spot among the most popular general education schools. Frostburg State University is a public school located in the town of Frostburg. This school awarded about 72 general education degrees in the most recent year. Get the full general education details for Frostburg State University

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La Salle University
Philadelphia, PA

La Salle University ranked #16 on our list of the most popular general education schools. La Salle University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia. This school awarded about 72 general education degrees in the most recent year. Read the full general education report for La Salle University

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York College Pennsylvania landed the #17 spot among the most popular general education schools. Set in the suburb of York, York College Pennsylvania is a private not-for-profit institution. York College Pennsylvania graduated around 63 general education students in the most recent data year. Read the full general education report for York College Pennsylvania

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Gratz College
Melrose Park, PA

Gratz College comes in at #18 for general education this year. Set in the suburb of Melrose Park, Gratz College is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 62 students earned a degree in general education from this school. Read the full general education report for Gratz College

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Georgian Court University placed #19 for general education by yearly graduations. Georgian Court University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lakewood. Georgian Court University graduated around 60 general education students in the most recent data year. Read the full general education report for Georgian Court University

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College Of Mount Saint Vincent placed #20 for general education by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Bronx, College Of Mount Saint Vincent is a private not-for-profit institution. College Of Mount Saint Vincent graduated around 57 general education students in the most recent data year. Get the full general education details for College Of Mount Saint Vincent

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Gloucester County College placed #21 for general education by yearly graduations. Located in the suburb of Sewell, Gloucester County College is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 53 students earned a degree in general education from this school. See more about general education at Gloucester County College

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University Of Maryland Baltimore County comes in at #22 for general education this year. University Of Maryland Baltimore County is a public school located in the suburb of Baltimore. University Of Maryland Baltimore County graduated around 45 general education students in the most recent data year. See more about general education at University Of Maryland Baltimore County

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Monmouth University
West Long Branch, NJ

Monmouth University ranked #23 on our list of the most popular general education schools. Set in the suburb of West Long Branch, Monmouth University is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 40 students earned a degree in general education from this school. See more about general education at Monmouth University

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Middlesex County College placed #24 for general education by yearly graduations. Middlesex County College is a public school located in the suburb of Edison. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 39 students earned a degree in general education from this school. Read the full general education report for Middlesex County College

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Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ

Rowan University placed #25 for general education by yearly graduations. Rowan University is a public school located in the suburb of Glassboro. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 37 students earned a degree in general education from this school. Read the full general education report for Rowan University

Not far behind, these schools also graduate many general education students:

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Holy Family University
Philadelphia, PA
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Towson University
Towson, MD
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Wilson College
Chambersburg, PA
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Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
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Mercy College
Dobbs Ferry, NY
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Salisbury University
Salisbury, MD
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Messiah College
Mechanicsburg, PA
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New York University
New York, NY
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Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA
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Georgetown University
Washington, DC
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Saint Peters College
Jersey City, NJ
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St Marys College Of Maryland
St. Mary's City, MD
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Albright College
Reading, PA

Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are more schools that award general education degrees:

Rank School Location General Education Graduations
#51 Colgate University Hamilton, NY 12
#52 Felician College Lodi, NJ 12
#53 Pennsylvania State University World Campus University Park, PA 12
#54 Salem Community College Carneys Point, NJ 12
#55 University Of Delaware Newark, DE 12
#56 Cedar Crest College Allentown, PA 11
#57 Cuny Bronx Community College Bronx, NY 11
#58 Delaware State University Dover, DE 11
#59 Howard Community College Columbia, MD 11
#60 Carroll Community College Westminster, MD 10
#61 Reading Area Community College Reading, PA 10
#62 Rutgers University New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ 9
#63 Allegany College Of Maryland Cumberland, MD 8
#64 Arcadia University Glenside, PA 8
#65 Drew University Madison, NJ 8
#66 Hagerstown Community College Hagerstown, MD 8
#67 Harford Community College Bel Air, MD 8
#68 Hobart William Smith Colleges Geneva, NY 8
#69 Bank Street College Of Education New York, NY 7
#70 College Of Southern Maryland La Plata, MD 7
#71 Elmira College Elmira, NY 7
#72 Manhattanville College Purchase, NY 7
#73 Mercyhurst College Erie, PA 7
#74 Misericordia University Dallas, PA 7
#75 Cumberland County College Vineland, NJ 6
#76 Drexel University Philadelphia, PA 6
#77 Lebanon Valley College Annville, PA 6
#78 Luzerne County Community College Nanticoke, PA 6
#79 Suny At Binghamton Vestal, NY 6
#80 Temple University Philadelphia, PA 6
#81 Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY 6
#82 Wor Wic Community College Salisbury, MD 6
#83 Barnard College New York, NY 5
#84 Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA 5
#85 George Washington University Washington, DC 5
#86 Hofstra University Hempstead, NY 5
#87 Haverford College Haverford, PA 4
#88 Keuka College Keuka Park, NY 4
#89 Neumann University Aston, PA 4
#90 Ursinus College Collegeville, PA 4
#91 Baltimore City Community College Baltimore, MD 3
#92 Bloomfield College Bloomfield, NJ 3
#93 Catholic University Of America Washington, DC 3
#94 Columbia University In The City Of New York New York, NY 3
#95 Rosemont College Rosemont, PA 3
#96 Waynesburg University Waynesburg, PA 3
#97 Gallaudet University Washington, DC 2
#98 Garrett College McHenry, MD 2
#99 Gwynedd Mercy College Gwynedd Valley, PA 2
#100 Ithaca College Ithaca, NY 2

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual. The ranking reflects yearly graduations in the major, drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).

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