by our College Data Analytics TeamGeneral Education is offered at a wide range of schools. This ranking identifies the schools that graduate the most general education students each year.
To build this ranking, College Factual compared yearly graduations across the 28 schools in Tennessee offering general education.
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The colleges and universities below are the most popular for general education majors in Tennessee, ranked by the number of degrees they award each year.
No school graduates more general education students than The University Of Tennessee this year. The University Of Tennessee is a public school located in the city of Knoxville. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 79 students earned a degree in general education from this school. See more about general education at The University Of Tennessee
Tusculum College ranks #2 for general education by yearly graduations. Set in the town of Greeneville, Tusculum College is a private not-for-profit institution. Tusculum College graduated around 56 general education students in the most recent data year. See more about general education at Tusculum College
Nashville State Community College ranks #3 for general education by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Nashville, Nashville State Community College is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 41 students earned a degree in general education from this school. Get the full general education details for Nashville State Community College
A rank of #4 makes Austin Peay State University one of the most popular schools for general education. Set in the city of Clarksville, Austin Peay State University is a public institution. Austin Peay State University graduated around 40 general education students in the most recent data year. Read the full general education report for Austin Peay State University
Pellissippi State Community College ranks #5 for general education by yearly graduations. Set in the suburb of Knoxville, Pellissippi State Community College is a public institution. This school awarded about 31 general education degrees in the most recent year. Get the full general education details for Pellissippi State Community College
Motlow State Community College placed #6 for general education by yearly graduations. Set in the rural area of Tullahoma, Motlow State Community College is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 29 students earned a degree in general education from this school. Read the full general education report for Motlow State Community College
Columbia State Community College ranked #7 on our list of the most popular general education schools. Set in the town of Columbia, Columbia State Community College is a public institution. Columbia State Community College graduated around 24 general education students in the most recent data year. See more about general education at Columbia State Community College
Volunteer State Community College landed the #8 spot among the most popular general education schools. Located in the suburb of Gallatin, Volunteer State Community College is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 22 students earned a degree in general education from this school. Read the full general education report for Volunteer State Community College
Bryan College Dayton landed the #9 spot among the most popular general education schools. Located in the town of Dayton, Bryan College Dayton is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 21 students earned a degree in general education from this school. See more about general education at Bryan College Dayton
Union University ranked #10 on our list of the most popular general education schools. Union University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Jackson. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 21 students earned a degree in general education from this school. See more about general education at Union University
Cumberland University comes in at #11 for general education this year. Set in the town of Lebanon, Cumberland University is a private not-for-profit institution. Cumberland University graduated around 20 general education students in the most recent data year. See more about general education at Cumberland University
Roane State Community College comes in at #12 for general education this year. Located in the town of Harriman, Roane State Community College is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 20 students earned a degree in general education from this school. Read the full general education report for Roane State Community College
Milligan College landed the #13 spot among the most popular general education schools. Set in the suburb of Milligan, Milligan College is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 19 students earned a degree in general education from this school. Get the full general education details for Milligan College
Walters State Community College comes in at #14 for general education this year. Located in the city of Morristown, Walters State Community College is a public university. This school awarded about 18 general education degrees in the most recent year. Read the full general education report for Walters State Community College
Vanderbilt University comes in at #15 for general education this year. Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt University is a private not-for-profit university. 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 Vanderbilt University
Bethel University Tennessee comes in at #16 for general education this year. Set in the town of McKenzie, Bethel University Tennessee is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 14 general education degrees in the most recent year. Read the full general education report for Bethel University Tennessee
Chattanooga State Community College ranked #17 on our list of the most popular general education schools. Chattanooga State Community College is a public school located in the city of Chattanooga. This school awarded about 12 general education degrees in the most recent year. Get the full general education details for Chattanooga State Community College
Northeast State Community College landed the #18 spot among the most popular general education schools. Located in the rural area of Blountville, Northeast State Community College is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 10 students earned a degree in general education from this school. Get the full general education details for Northeast State Community College
Rhodes College ranked #19 on our list of the most popular general education schools. Rhodes College is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Memphis. This school awarded about 8 general education degrees in the most recent year. Get the full general education details for Rhodes College
Dyersburg State Community College landed the #20 spot among the most popular general education schools. Located in the town of Dyersburg, Dyersburg State Community College is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 6 students earned a degree in general education from this school. Read the full general education report for Dyersburg State Community College
Belmont University comes in at #21 for general education this year. Located in the city of Nashville, Belmont University is a private not-for-profit university. Belmont University graduated around 5 general education students in the most recent data year. Get the full general education details for Belmont University
Christian Brothers University ranked #22 on our list of the most popular general education schools. Located in the city of Memphis, Christian Brothers University is a private not-for-profit university. This school awarded about 4 general education degrees in the most recent year. See more about general education at Christian Brothers University
Free Will Baptist Bible College landed the #23 spot among the most popular general education schools. Set in the suburb of Gallatin, Free Will Baptist Bible College is a private not-for-profit institution. Free Will Baptist Bible College graduated around 4 general education students in the most recent data year. Get the full general education details for Free Will Baptist Bible College
Jackson State Community College comes in at #24 for general education this year. Jackson State Community College is a public school located in the city of Jackson. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 4 students earned a degree in general education from this school. Get the full general education details for Jackson State Community College
Southwest Tennessee Community College placed #25 for general education by yearly graduations. Southwest Tennessee Community College is a public school located in the city of Memphis. This school awarded about 2 general education degrees in the most recent year. See more about general education at Southwest Tennessee Community College
These schools rounded out the top of this year’s most popular general education list:
The ranking above is published 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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