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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Caldwell University Campus
 

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

Caldwell is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing and education. The suburban campus in northern New Jersey has Dominican roots and a primarily residential feel.

#8 Best Private Colleges in New Jersey 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1130-1370
  • Avg GPA 3.3
  • Acceptance Rate 71%
  • Net Price $21,875

  • Public 4 Year
  • Oswego, NY
  • | 0 reviews
  • Jan 15 application deadline

SUNY Oswego is a public university known for undergraduate meteorology, broadcasting, and education. The campus sits on the southern shore of Lake Ontario.

#20 Best Public Universities in New York 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1070-1270
  • Avg GPA 3.49
  • Acceptance Rate 81%
  • Net Price $15,853

  • Private 4 Year
  • Davenport, IA
  • | 0 reviews

Saint Ambrose is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. The residential campus sits in the Quad Cities along the Mississippi River.

#7 Best Private Colleges in Iowa 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 930-1170
  • Avg GPA 3.39
  • Acceptance Rate 77%
  • Net Price $25,345

  • Private 4 Year
  • Mequon, WI
  • | 0 reviews

Concordia Wisconsin is a private Lutheran university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and business. The suburban campus sits on the Lake Michigan shoreline in Mequon.

#6 Best Private Colleges in Wisconsin 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA 3.52
  • Acceptance Rate 78%
  • Net Price $31,916

  • Private 4 Year
  • Abilene, TX
  • 3.7 | 6 reviews
  • Feb 15 application deadline

ACU is a private Christian university known for undergraduate biblical studies, nursing, and business. Most undergrads live on its residential campus in Abilene, a city in West Texas.

#11 Best Private Colleges in Texas 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1070-1270
  • Avg GPA 3.65
  • Acceptance Rate 66%
  • Net Price $28,760

  • Private 4 Year
  • York, PA
  • 4.0 | 2 reviews
  • Aug 23 application deadline

York College of Pennsylvania is a private college known for undergraduate nursing, business, and engineering. The campus is in the city of York in south-central Pennsylvania.

#34 Best Private Colleges in Pennsylvania 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1020-1270
  • Avg GPA 3.59
  • Acceptance Rate 74%
  • Net Price $20,096

  • Private 4 Year
  • La Crosse, WI
  • | 0 reviews

Viterbo is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and performing arts. The campus sits in La Crosse along the Mississippi River.

#7 Best Private Colleges in Wisconsin 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1040-1380
  • Avg GPA 3.5
  • Acceptance Rate 72%
  • Net Price $21,933

  • Private 4 Year
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • | 0 reviews

Mount Saint Mary's is a private Catholic women's university known for undergraduate nursing and the health sciences. The hillside Chalon campus overlooks Los Angeles from the Brentwood area.

#24 Best Private Colleges in California 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 900-1110
  • Avg GPA 3.59
  • Acceptance Rate 73%
  • Net Price $27,368

  • Public 4 Year
  • Lubbock, TX
  • 3.9 | 10 reviews

Texas Tech is a large public university known for undergraduate engineering, agriculture, and business. The Lubbock campus is marked by Spanish Renaissance architecture on the South Plains of West Texas.

#4 Best Public Universities in Texas 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1090-1280
  • Avg GPA 3.76
  • Acceptance Rate 73%
  • Net Price $16,919

  • Public 4 Year
  • Houston, TX
  • 4.0 | 7 reviews
  • May 31 application deadline

University of Houston is a large public university known for undergraduate hospitality management, business, and engineering. The urban campus sits in southeast Houston.

#5 Best Public Universities in Texas 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1160-1340
  • Avg GPA 3.46
  • Acceptance Rate 74%
  • Net Price $14,309

  • Public 4 Year
  • Dearborn, MI
  • 5.0 | 1 reviews
  • Apr 1 application deadline

Michigan-Dearborn is a public university known for undergraduate engineering and computer science. The suburban campus sits in Dearborn in the Detroit metro area.

#4 Best Public Universities in Michigan 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 990-1255
  • Avg GPA 3.66
  • Acceptance Rate 56%
  • Net Price $11,521

  • Private 4 Year
  • Scranton, PA
  • | 0 reviews

Marywood is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate architecture, art and design, and social work. The residential campus sits in Scranton in northeastern Pennsylvania.

#35 Best Private Colleges in Pennsylvania 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1060-1250
  • Avg GPA 3.58
  • Acceptance Rate 61%
  • Net Price $26,217

  • Public 4 Year
  • Farmingdale, NY
  • | 0 reviews
  • May 1 application deadline

Farmingdale State is a public college of technology known for undergraduate aviation, engineering technology, and applied sciences. The suburban campus sits on Long Island.

#21 Best Public Universities in New York 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1040-1240
  • Avg GPA 3.26
  • Acceptance Rate 63%
  • Net Price $9,655

  • Private 4 Year
  • Irvine, CA
  • | 0 reviews

Concordia Irvine is a private Lutheran university known for undergraduate education, nursing, and theology. The suburban campus sits in Irvine in Orange County.

#25 Best Private Colleges in California 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1030-1260
  • Avg GPA 3.61
  • Acceptance Rate 66%
  • Net Price $29,845

  • Private 4 Year
  • Helena, MT
  • 2.0 | 1 reviews
  • Feb 28 application deadline

Carroll is a private Catholic liberal arts college known for undergraduate nursing and pre-medicine. The campus sits in Montana's capital city of Helena near the Rocky Mountain foothills.

#1 Best Value in Montana 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1050-1300
  • Avg GPA 3.64
  • Acceptance Rate 71%
  • Net Price $25,575

  • Private 4 Year
  • De Pere, WI
  • | 0 reviews

Saint Norbert is a private Catholic liberal arts college known for undergraduate business, education, and communication. It is the only Norbertine college in the United States, with a residential campus along the Fox River.

#8 Best Private Colleges in Wisconsin 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1033-1290
  • Avg GPA 3.57
  • Acceptance Rate 86%
  • Net Price $27,880

  • Public 4 Year
  • Allendale, MI
  • 3.7 | 3 reviews
  • May 1 application deadline

Grand Valley State is a large public university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and business. The Allendale campus sits west of Grand Rapids along the Grand River.

#5 Best Public Universities in Michigan 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 940-1190
  • Avg GPA 3.65
  • Acceptance Rate 83%
  • Net Price $17,198

  • Private 4 Year
  • Lookout Mountain, GA
  • | 0 reviews
  • Mar 1 application deadline

Covenant is a private Christian liberal arts college known for undergraduate programs taught from a Reformed theological perspective. The mountaintop campus on Lookout Mountain overlooks the Chattanooga valley.

#6 Best Private Colleges in Georgia 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1160-1380
  • Avg GPA 3.7
  • Acceptance Rate 87%
  • Net Price $27,926