Best colleges with General Studies degrees

There are 1184 colleges in the U.S. where you can study and earn a degree in general studies. These are the top ranked colleges offering majors in general studies based on the CollegeSimply ranking methodology. The average net price to attend these colleges is $18,081 per year. Oxnard College offers the cheapest general studies degree with an average net price of $1,085 annually.

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  • Private 4 Year
  • Valparaiso, IN
  • 4.0 | 2 reviews

Valparaiso is a private Lutheran university known for undergraduate engineering, meteorology, and nursing. The residential campus sits in a college town in northwest Indiana.

#7 Best Private Colleges in Indiana 7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1060-1280
  • Avg GPA 3.76
  • Acceptance Rate 89%
  • Net Price $21,766

  • Private 4 Year
  • Daytona Beach, FL
  • 4.5 | 8 reviews

Embry-Riddle is a private university known for undergraduate aerospace engineering, aeronautical science, and aviation. The Daytona Beach campus adjoins the local airport on Florida's Atlantic coast.

#3 Best Private Colleges in Florida 7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1160-1360
  • Avg GPA 3.88
  • Acceptance Rate 65%
  • Net Price $42,976

  • Private 4 Year
  • Baltimore, MD
  • | 0 reviews
  • Jan 15 application deadline

Goucher is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate creative writing, dance, and international studies. Every undergraduate completes a required study abroad experience.

#4 Best Private Colleges in Maryland 7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1090-1325
  • Avg GPA 3.23
  • Acceptance Rate 78%
  • Net Price $26,913

  • Public 4 Year
  • Riverside, CA
  • 5.0 | 1 reviews
  • Nov 30 application deadline

UC Riverside is a large public university known for undergraduate entomology, plant sciences, and business. The suburban campus lies in California's Inland Empire east of Los Angeles.

#9 Best Public Universities in California 7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1080-1280
  • Avg GPA 3.84
  • Acceptance Rate 76%
  • Net Price $14,562

  • Private 4 Year
  • Lawrenceville, NJ
  • | 0 reviews

Rider is a private university known for undergraduate business, accounting, and music through Westminster Choir College. The suburban campus is in Lawrenceville near Princeton.

#4 Best Private Colleges in New Jersey 7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1100-1320
  • Avg GPA 3.41
  • Acceptance Rate 79%
  • Net Price $26,506

  • Private 4 Year
  • Saint Joseph, MN
  • | 0 reviews

College of Saint Benedict is a private Catholic women's liberal arts college known for undergraduate nursing. Students share classes and many programs with men from nearby Saint John's University under a coordinate college system.

#6 Best Private Colleges in Minnesota 7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1048-1233
  • Avg GPA 3.72
  • Acceptance Rate 92%
  • Net Price $28,400

  • Private 4 Year
  • Collegeville, MN
  • 5.0 | 1 reviews

Saint John's is a private Benedictine men's college known for undergraduate liberal arts. The wooded Collegeville campus centers on a historic abbey and shares academics with the nearby College of Saint Benedict.

#7 Best Private Colleges in Minnesota 7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 941-1228
  • Avg GPA 3.51
  • Acceptance Rate 91%
  • Net Price $28,504

  • Private 4 Year
  • Bristol, RI
  • 4.3 | 3 reviews
  • Feb 1 application deadline

Roger Williams is a private university known for undergraduate architecture and marine biology. The waterfront campus sits on Mount Hope Bay in Bristol.

#6 Best Private Colleges in Rhode Island 7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1140-1310
  • Avg GPA 3.43
  • Acceptance Rate 88%
  • Net Price $38,779

  • Private 4 Year
  • Siloam Springs, AR
  • | 0 reviews

John Brown is a private Christian university known for undergraduate engineering, nursing, and business. The residential campus is in the small college town of Siloam Springs in northwest Arkansas.

#2 Best Colleges in Arkansas 7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1070-1340
  • Avg GPA 3.77
  • Acceptance Rate 76%
  • Net Price $21,537

  • Public 4 Year
  • Lawrence, KS
  • 3.5 | 6 reviews
  • Aug 15 application deadline

KU is a large public university known for undergraduate journalism, pharmacy, and business. The hillside campus sits in the college town of Lawrence.

#1 Best Value in Kansas 7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1070-1300
  • Avg GPA 3.66
  • Acceptance Rate 93%
  • Net Price $19,205

  • Private 4 Year
  • Huntingdon, PA
  • 5.0 | 2 reviews
  • Mar 15 application deadline

Juniata is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate natural sciences and its Program of Emphasis, which lets students design individualized majors. The residential campus sits in the small town of Huntingdon along the Juniata River.

#24 Best Private Colleges in Pennsylvania 7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1130-1320
  • Avg GPA 3.81
  • Acceptance Rate 79%
  • Net Price $24,580

  • Private 4 Year
  • Cedarville, OH
  • 4.0 | 4 reviews

Cedarville is a private Baptist university known for undergraduate engineering, nursing, and biblical studies. Most undergrads complete required Bible coursework and live on the residential campus in a small Ohio town.

#10 Best Private Colleges in Ohio 7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1130-1360
  • Avg GPA 3.9
  • Acceptance Rate 65%
  • Net Price $27,150

  • Private 4 Year
  • Elmhurst, IL
  • 3.0 | 1 reviews

Elmhurst is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The campus sits in a residential suburb west of Chicago.

#12 Best Private Colleges in Illinois 7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 990-1260
  • Avg GPA 3.59
  • Acceptance Rate 74%
  • Net Price $24,629

  • Private 4 Year
  • Longview, TX
  • 4.0 | 3 reviews

LeTourneau is a private Christian university known for undergraduate engineering and aviation. The campus is in Longview in East Texas.

#9 Best Private Colleges in Texas 7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 990-1330
  • Avg GPA 3.66
  • Acceptance Rate 38%
  • Net Price $29,799

  • Private 4 Year
  • Duluth, MN
  • | 0 reviews

St. Scholastica is a private Benedictine college known for undergraduate nursing and health sciences. The wooded campus overlooks Lake Superior in Duluth.

#8 Best Private Colleges in Minnesota 7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1110-1310
  • Avg GPA 3.5
  • Acceptance Rate 93%
  • Net Price $26,083

  • Private 4 Year
  • Saint Paul, MN
  • 2.0 | 2 reviews

Hamline is a private university known for undergraduate education, business, and the liberal arts. The residential campus sits in a neighborhood setting in Saint Paul within the Twin Cities.

#3 Best Value Colleges in Minnesota 7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1133-1391
  • Avg GPA 3.48
  • Acceptance Rate 88%
  • Net Price $22,390

  • Private 4 Year
  • Spokane, WA
  • | 0 reviews
  • Mar 1 application deadline

Whitworth is a private Presbyterian university known for undergraduate education, business, and the sciences. The wooded residential campus sits in north Spokane.

#7 Best Private Colleges in Washington 7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1090-1330
  • Avg GPA 3.72
  • Acceptance Rate 90%
  • Net Price $27,605

  • Private 4 Year
  • Annville, PA
  • 3.5 | 2 reviews

Lebanon Valley is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate music and physical therapy. The residential campus sits in the small town of Annville.

#26 Best Private Colleges in Pennsylvania 7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1140-1302
  • Avg GPA 3.79
  • Acceptance Rate 84%
  • Net Price $27,995