Skip to content

Colleges offering General Studies

1,087 U.S. colleges and universities offer General Studies. Together they awarded 129,285 degrees and certificates in this field in 2024-25. 301 schools offer a version that can be completed fully online. 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)

Get matched with a program

Reading room with rows of books and green desk lamps

Showing 985–1,008 of 1,087 schools

KSC
Public

General Studies
Bachelor

Students
2,848
Retention
79%
Programs
75
Awards 2024-25
718
CampusOnlineHybrid
View
WBU
Private nonprofit

General Studies
Associate, Bachelor · Fully online

Students
2,809
Retention
45%
Programs
86
Awards 2024-25
832
CampusOnlineHybrid
View
SCC
Public

General Studies
Certificate, Associate

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

Nash Community College

Rocky Mount, NC

General Studies
Certificate, Associate

Admission
Open
Students
2,780
Retention
75%
Programs
39
CampusOnlineHybrid
View
BJU
Private nonprofit

Bob Jones University

Greenville, SC

General Studies
Associate, Bachelor

Admission
Open
Students
2,734
Retention
82%
Programs
125
CampusOnlineHybrid
View
UU
Private nonprofit

Union University

Jackson, TN

General Studies
Certificate, Bachelor · Online option

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

Trinity University

San Antonio, TX

General Studies
Bachelor

Students
2,687
Retention
93%
Programs
66
Awards 2024-25
740
CampusOnlineHybrid
View
MU
Private nonprofit

General Studies
Bachelor

Students
2,632
Retention
80%
Programs
96
Awards 2024-25
778
CampusOnlineHybrid
View
LCC
Public

General Studies
Associate

Admission
Open
Students
2,591
Retention
65%
Programs
42
CampusOnlineHybrid
View
NPU
Private nonprofit

North Park University

Chicago, IL

General Studies
Bachelor

Students
2,557
Retention
62%
Programs
61
Awards 2024-25
707
CampusOnlineHybrid
View
FU
Private nonprofit

Furman University

Greenville, SC

General Studies
Certificate, Bachelor

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

General Studies
Certificate, Associate

Admission
Open
Students
2,553
Retention
71%
Programs
49
CampusOnlineHybrid
View
UP
Private nonprofit

University of Pikeville

Pikeville, KY

General Studies
Associate, Bachelor · Online option

Admission
Open
Students
2,547
Retention
69%
Programs
47
CampusOnlineHybrid
View
MU
Private nonprofit

General Studies
Bachelor

Students
2,512
Retention
74%
Programs
96
Awards 2024-25
686
CampusOnlineHybrid
View
UMU
Private nonprofit

General Studies
Bachelor

Students
2,461
Retention
77%
Programs
66
Awards 2024-25
537
CampusOnlineHybrid
View
EU
Private nonprofit

Edgewood University

Madison, WI

General Studies
Bachelor

Students
2,459
Retention
73%
Programs
101
Awards 2024-25
612
CampusOnlineHybrid
View
FU
Private nonprofit

General Studies
Certificate, Bachelor

Admission
Open
Students
2,427
Retention
76%
Programs
51
CampusOnlineHybrid
View
WU
Private nonprofit

Whitworth University

Spokane, WA

General Studies
Bachelor

Students
2,314
Retention
78%
Programs
72
Awards 2024-25
668
CampusOnlineHybrid
View
CU
Private nonprofit

Chatham University

Pittsburgh, PA

General Studies
Bachelor

Students
2,309
Retention
78%
Programs
67
Awards 2024-25
657
CampusOnlineHybrid
View
PU
Private nonprofit

Parker University

Dallas, TX

General Studies
Associate, Bachelor · Fully online

Admission
Open
Students
2,308
Retention
50%
Programs
25
CampusOnlineHybrid
View
EC
Private nonprofit

Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown, PA

General Studies
Certificate, Bachelor · Fully online

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

General Studies
Certificate, Associate, Bachelor

Students
2,265
Retention
69%
Programs
61
Awards 2024-25
610
CampusOnlineHybrid
View

Free, no obligation

Get help finding a General Studies program

Tell us the level you want and when you plan to start, and we will reply with schools that fit.

  • Tell us the programs you are considering and when you want to start.
  • We reply by email with schools and programs that fit what you told us.
  • We use your details only to respond to your request.
Your plans
General Studies

Add up to five. If yours is not in the list, just type it.

Your details
Get matched