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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Furman University Campus

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  • Private 4 Year
  • Greenville, SC
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  • Jan 15 application deadline

Furman is a private liberal arts university known for undergraduate biology, political science, and business. The residential campus centers on a lake just outside Greenville.

#1 Best Value in South Carolina 8/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1260-1430
  • Avg GPA 3.61
  • Acceptance Rate 43%
  • Net Price $34,086
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The University of Texas at Austin Campus

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  • Public 4 Year
  • Austin, TX
  • 5.0 | 4 reviews
  • Dec 1 application deadline

UT Austin is a highly selective public university known for undergraduate business, engineering, and computer science. The urban campus occupies a large site in central Austin.

#15 Best Public Universities in America 8/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1250-1510
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.8
  • Acceptance Rate 27%
  • Net Price $17,942
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University of Connecticut Campus

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  • Public 4 Year
  • Storrs, CT
  • 4.0 | 2 reviews
  • Jan 15 application deadline

UConn is a large public university known for undergraduate business, nursing, and engineering. Most students live on the residential campus in the college town of Storrs.

#16 Best Public Universities in America 8/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1210-1440
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.74
  • Acceptance Rate 52%
  • Net Price $25,310
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Bentley University Campus

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  • Private 4 Year
  • Waltham, MA
  • 5.0 | 1 reviews
  • Jan 15 application deadline

Bentley is a private university known for undergraduate business, accounting, and finance. The suburban campus sits in Waltham just west of Boston.

#13 Best Private Colleges in Massachusetts 8/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1280-1430
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.75
  • Acceptance Rate 45%
  • Net Price $45,802
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University of Wisconsin Madison Campus

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  • Public 4 Year
  • Madison, WI
  • 5.0 | 2 reviews
  • Jan 15 application deadline

Wisconsin is a highly selective public university known for undergraduate business, engineering, and the biological sciences. The lakeside campus occupies an isthmus between Lake Mendota and Lake Monona in a classic college town.

#17 Best Public Universities in America 8/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1380-1520
  • Avg GPA 3.88
  • Acceptance Rate 45%
  • Net Price $14,235
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Texas Christian University Campus

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  • Private 4 Year
  • Fort Worth, TX
  • 4.8 | 4 reviews
  • Feb 1 application deadline

TCU is a private university known for undergraduate business and communications. The residential campus sits a few miles from downtown Fort Worth.

#4 Best Private Colleges in Texas 8/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1140-1350
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.68
  • Acceptance Rate 44%
  • Net Price $41,848
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University of California Santa Barbara Campus

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  • Public 4 Year
  • Santa Barbara, CA
  • 4.7 | 3 reviews
  • Nov 30 application deadline

UCSB is a highly selective public university known for undergraduate physics, marine science, and environmental studies. The oceanfront campus sits directly on the Pacific coast near Santa Barbara.

#18 Best Public Universities in America 8/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1230-1460
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.82
  • Acceptance Rate 33%
  • Net Price $17,658
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Rutgers University New Brunswick Campus

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  • Public 4 Year
  • New Brunswick, NJ
  • 4.8 | 4 reviews

Rutgers is a large public university known for undergraduate pharmacy, engineering, and life sciences. Students take classes across multiple campuses in New Brunswick and Piscataway linked by campus buses.

#19 Best Public Universities in America 8/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1310-1500
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.3
  • Acceptance Rate 58%
  • Net Price $20,522
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University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Campus

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  • Public 4 Year
  • Champaign, IL
  • 4.4 | 5 reviews
  • Jan 5 application deadline

Illinois is a highly selective public university known for undergraduate computer science and engineering. The campus spans the adjacent college towns of Champaign and Urbana.

#20 Best Public Universities in America 8/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1310-1520
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.79
  • Acceptance Rate 42%
  • Net Price $13,973
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Drexel University Campus

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  • Private 4 Year
  • Philadelphia, PA
  • 3.0 | 1 reviews
  • Jan 15 application deadline

Drexel is a private university known for undergraduate engineering, design, and business. The urban campus is in Philadelphia's University City neighborhood.

#14 Best Private Colleges in Pennsylvania 8/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1240-1440
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.67
  • Acceptance Rate 79%
  • Net Price $42,801
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Seattle University Campus

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  • Private 4 Year
  • Seattle, WA
  • 5.0 | 1 reviews
  • Jan 15 application deadline

Seattle University is a private Jesuit university known for undergraduate nursing and business. The urban campus sits on First Hill near downtown Seattle.

#3 Best Colleges in Washington 8/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1200-1430
  • Avg GPA 3.62
  • Acceptance Rate 77%
  • Net Price $36,948
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Texas A&M University College Station Campus

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  • Public 4 Year
  • College Station, TX
  • 5.0 | 6 reviews
  • Dec 1 application deadline

Texas A&M is a large public university known for undergraduate engineering, agriculture, and business. A large Corps of Cadets gives the College Station campus a long-standing military tradition.

#21 Best Public Universities in America 8/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1150-1400
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.68
  • Acceptance Rate 57%
  • Net Price $21,437
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University of the Pacific Campus

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  • Private 4 Year
  • Stockton, CA
  • 5.0 | 2 reviews
  • Jan 15 application deadline

Pacific is a private university known for its Conservatory of Music and undergraduate programs in business and health sciences. Most undergrads live on the residential Stockton campus in California's Central Valley.

#12 Best Private Colleges in California 8/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1183-1480
  • Avg GPA 3.58
  • Acceptance Rate 71%
  • Net Price $31,670
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North Carolina State University at Raleigh Campus

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  • Public 4 Year
  • Raleigh, NC
  • 5.0 | 4 reviews
  • Jan 15 application deadline

NC State is a large public university known for undergraduate engineering, agriculture, and textiles. The campus sits in Raleigh within North Carolina's Research Triangle.

#23 Best Public Universities in America 8/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1300-1470
  • Avg GPA 3.83
  • Acceptance Rate 42%
  • Net Price $15,522
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Providence College Campus

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  • Private 4 Year
  • Providence, RI
  • 3.0 | 2 reviews
  • Jan 15 application deadline

Providence College is a private Dominican Catholic college known for undergraduate business and the liberal arts. Most undergrads live on the residential campus in a Providence neighborhood.

#3 Best Colleges in Rhode Island 8/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1250-1390
  • Avg GPA 3.47
  • Acceptance Rate 51%
  • Net Price $48,618
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Binghamton University Campus

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  • Public 4 Year
  • Vestal, NY
  • 4.2 | 4 reviews
  • Jan 15 application deadline

Binghamton is a selective public university known for undergraduate business, accounting, and engineering. The wooded hillside campus in Vestal sits above the Susquehanna River valley in New York's Southern Tier.

#24 Best Public Universities in America 8/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1340-1500
  • Avg GPA 4.0
  • Acceptance Rate 39%
  • Net Price $18,877
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Campus

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  • Private 4 Year
  • Troy, NY
  • 4.3 | 3 reviews
  • Jan 15 application deadline

RPI is a private technological university known for undergraduate engineering, computer science, and architecture. The hillside campus overlooks the Hudson River in Troy.

#12 Best Private Colleges in New York 8/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1375-1510
  • Avg GPA 3.88
  • Acceptance Rate 63%
  • Net Price $38,887
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Brigham Young University Campus

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  • Private 4 Year
  • Provo, UT
  • 4.4 | 17 reviews
  • Dec 16 application deadline

BYU is a private university known for undergraduate accounting, business, and foreign languages. Most students are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and follow a campus honor code.

#1 Best Private Colleges in Utah 8/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1270-1460
  • Avg GPA 3.89
  • Acceptance Rate 68%
  • Net Price $16,694
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