by our College Data Analytics TeamGeneral Education is offered at a wide range of schools. The schools below award the most general education degrees of any in New York.
To build this ranking, College Factual compared yearly graduations across the 30 schools in New York offering general education.
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The colleges and universities below are the most popular for general education majors in New York, ranked by the number of degrees they award each year.
Niagara University tops our list of the most popular general education schools. Set in the suburb of Niagara University, Niagara University is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 176 general education degrees in the most recent year. Read the full general education report for Niagara University
Suny Empire State College is one of the most popular general education schools, landing the #2 spot this year. Located in the suburb of Saratoga Springs, Suny Empire State College is a public university. Suny Empire State College graduated around 139 general education students in the most recent data year. See more about general education at Suny Empire State College
Cuny Laguardia Community College came in at #3 on our list of the most popular general education schools. Set in the city of Long Island City, Cuny Laguardia Community College is a public institution. Cuny Laguardia Community College graduated around 82 general education students in the most recent data year. Read the full general education report for Cuny Laguardia Community College
Adelphi University is one of the most popular general education schools, landing the #4 spot this year. Adelphi University is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Garden City. Adelphi University graduated around 72 general education students in the most recent data year. Get the full general education details for Adelphi University
College Of Mount Saint Vincent ranks #5 for general education by yearly graduations. College Of Mount Saint Vincent is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bronx. College Of Mount Saint Vincent graduated around 57 general education students in the most recent data year. Read the full general education report for College Of Mount Saint Vincent
University At Buffalo landed the #6 spot among the most popular general education schools. Set in the suburb of Buffalo, University At Buffalo is a public institution. This school awarded about 31 general education degrees in the most recent year. See more about general education at University At Buffalo
Syracuse University placed #7 for general education by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Syracuse, Syracuse University is a private not-for-profit institution. Syracuse University graduated around 27 general education students in the most recent data year. See more about general education at Syracuse University
Mercy College placed #8 for general education by yearly graduations. Located in the suburb of Dobbs Ferry, Mercy College is a private not-for-profit university. This school awarded about 24 general education degrees in the most recent year. Read the full general education report for Mercy College
New York University comes in at #9 for general education this year. Set in the city of New York, New York University is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 17 general education degrees in the most recent year. Read the full general education report for New York University
Saint Thomas Aquinas College comes in at #10 for general education this year. Located in the suburb of Sparkill, Saint Thomas Aquinas College is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 17 students earned a degree in general education from this school. Read the full general education report for Saint Thomas Aquinas College
University Of Rochester placed #11 for general education by yearly graduations. University Of Rochester is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Rochester. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 15 students earned a degree in general education from this school. Read the full general education report for University Of Rochester
Colgate University placed #12 for general education by yearly graduations. Colgate University is a private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Hamilton. Colgate University graduated around 12 general education students in the most recent data year. Read the full general education report for Colgate University
Cuny Bronx Community College ranked #13 on our list of the most popular general education schools. Cuny Bronx Community College is a public school located in the city of Bronx. This school awarded about 11 general education degrees in the most recent year. Get the full general education details for Cuny Bronx Community College
Hobart William Smith Colleges placed #14 for general education by yearly graduations. Hobart William Smith Colleges is a private not-for-profit school located in the town of Geneva. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 8 students earned a degree in general education from this school. Read the full general education report for Hobart William Smith Colleges
Bank Street College Of Education ranked #15 on our list of the most popular general education schools. Bank Street College Of Education is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York. Bank Street College Of Education graduated around 7 general education students in the most recent data year. Get the full general education details for Bank Street College Of Education
Elmira College landed the #16 spot among the most popular general education schools. Set in the city of Elmira, Elmira College is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 7 students earned a degree in general education from this school. Get the full general education details for Elmira College
Manhattanville College ranked #17 on our list of the most popular general education schools. Manhattanville College is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Purchase. This school awarded about 7 general education degrees in the most recent year. See more about general education at Manhattanville College
Suny At Binghamton landed the #18 spot among the most popular general education schools. Located in the suburb of Vestal, Suny At Binghamton is a public university. Suny At Binghamton graduated around 6 general education students in the most recent data year. Get the full general education details for Suny At Binghamton
Vassar College placed #19 for general education by yearly graduations. Located in the suburb of Poughkeepsie, Vassar College is a private not-for-profit university. This school awarded about 6 general education degrees in the most recent year. Read the full general education report for Vassar College
Barnard College placed #20 for general education by yearly graduations. Set in the city of New York, Barnard College is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 5 general education degrees in the most recent year. See more about general education at Barnard College
Hofstra University landed the #21 spot among the most popular general education schools. Located in the suburb of Hempstead, Hofstra University is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 5 students earned a degree in general education from this school. See more about general education at Hofstra University
Keuka College landed the #22 spot among the most popular general education schools. Set in the town of Keuka Park, Keuka College is a private not-for-profit institution. Keuka College graduated around 4 general education students in the most recent data year. Read the full general education report for Keuka College
Columbia University In The City Of New York placed #23 for general education by yearly graduations. Set in the city of New York, Columbia University In The City Of New York is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 3 general education degrees in the most recent year. Read the full general education report for Columbia University In The City Of New York
Ithaca College ranked #24 on our list of the most popular general education schools. Located in the suburb of Ithaca, Ithaca College is a private not-for-profit university. This school awarded about 2 general education degrees in the most recent year. See more about general education at Ithaca College
Nazareth College comes in at #25 for general education this year. Nazareth College is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Rochester. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 2 students earned a degree in general education from this school. Get the full general education details for Nazareth College
These schools rounded out the top of this year’s most popular general education list:
This ranking is produced by College Factual. The ranking reflects yearly graduations in the major, drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
More about our data sources and methodologies.