If you pursue a degree in general studies, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #5 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Studies Schools in Florida ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 502 degrees in general studies to qualified students.
Your choice of general studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall General Studies School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
The general studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best General Studies Schools in Florida.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the general studies degree levels they offer.
It is hard to beat University of Miami if you want to pursue a degree in general studies. Located in the suburb of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #175 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means U Miami is a great university overall.
There were roughly 29 general studies students who graduated with this degree at U Miami in the most recent year we have data available.
It's hard to beat Southeastern University if you wish to pursue a degree in general studies. Located in the midsize city of Lakeland, SEU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 28th out of 70 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were roughly 88 general studies students who graduated with this degree at SEU in the most recent data year.
Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in general studies. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Lauderdale, Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #123 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a great university overall.
There were about 203 general studies students who graduated with this degree at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale in the most recent data year.
It is difficult to beat Nova Southeastern University if you want to pursue a degree in general studies. Located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. This university ranks 14th out of 70 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were roughly 7 general studies students who graduated with this degree at NUS Florida in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).