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Colleges offering certificates in General Studies

181 U.S. colleges and universities offer General Studies at the certificate level. Results are ordered by the number of graduates each school reported in the program.

All levels Certificate 181 Associate 717 Bachelor 458 Master 23 PhD 2

Most schools offering it: Texas (90), Ohio (61), Illinois (61), New York (52), North Carolina (44), Pennsylvania (43)

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Showing 145–168 of 181 schools

AU
Private nonprofit

Ashland University

Ashland, OH

General Studies
Certificate

Students
4,106
Retention
77%
Programs
113
Awards 2024-25
914
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LSC
Public

General Studies
Certificate · Fully online

Students
3,801
Retention
61%
Programs
96
Awards 2024-25
855
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WOU
Public

General Studies
Certificate

Students
3,722
Retention
73%
Programs
96
Awards 2024-25
1,191
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WCU
Public

General Studies
Certificate

Students
3,568
Retention
72%
Programs
45
Awards 2024-25
495
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WNM
Public

General Studies
Certificate · Fully online

Admission
Open
Students
3,531
Retention
58%
Programs
61
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CCC
Public

General Studies
Certificate

Admission
Open
Students
3,103
Retention
66%
Programs
32
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GU
Private nonprofit

Goodwin University

East Hartford, CT

General Studies
Certificate

Admission
Open
Students
2,970
Retention
67%
Programs
30
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ASU
Public

General Studies
Certificate · Online option

Admission
Open
Students
2,901
Retention
51%
Programs
41
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SCC
Public

General Studies
Certificate

Admission
Open
Students
2,796
Retention
73%
Programs
35
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NCC
Public

Nash Community College

Rocky Mount, NC

General Studies
Certificate

Admission
Open
Students
2,780
Retention
75%
Programs
39
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UU
Private nonprofit

Union University

Jackson, TN

General Studies
Certificate · Online option

Students
2,713
Retention
89%
Programs
123
Awards 2024-25
761
CampusOnlineHybrid
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FU
Private nonprofit

Furman University

Greenville, SC

General Studies
Certificate

Students
2,554
Retention
91%
Programs
77
Awards 2024-25
638
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NCS
Public

General Studies
Certificate

Admission
Open
Students
2,553
Retention
71%
Programs
49
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FU
Private nonprofit

General Studies
Certificate

Admission
Open
Students
2,427
Retention
76%
Programs
51
CampusOnlineHybrid
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JCC
Public

General Studies
Certificate

Admission
Open
Students
2,319
Retention
56%
Programs
33
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EC
Private nonprofit

Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown, PA

General Studies
Certificate · Fully online

Students
2,283
Retention
84%
Programs
97
Awards 2024-25
718
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MSJ
Private nonprofit

General Studies
Certificate

Students
2,265
Retention
69%
Programs
61
Awards 2024-25
610
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CU
Private nonprofit

Converse University

Spartanburg, SC

General Studies
Certificate

Students
1,787
Retention
80%
Programs
61
Awards 2024-25
375
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