2023 Best Value General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General Education Associate Degree School for You
General Education is the #39 most popular major in the country with 29,810 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Southeast Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for education students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in General Education
Our analysis found Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College to be the best value school for general education students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the rural area of Perkinston, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,250 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Campbell University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general education schools in the Southeast Region . Campbell is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Buies Creek.
Campbell undergraduate students pay an average of $38,160 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that education majors at Campbell take out while working on their Associate Degree is $17,775.
In addition to its great value ranking, Campbell is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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Out of the 5 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Liberty University are $16,160 a year.
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Out of the 5 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cumberland University landed the # 4 spot on the list. CU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Lebanon.
CU undergraduate students pay an average of $25,412 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 5 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeastern University landed the # 5 spot on the list. SEU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Lakeland.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SEU are $28,320 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, SEU is ranked #1 for overall quality for education in the Southeast Region .
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Request InformationBest General Education Colleges by State
Explore the best general education schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 117 |
| Virginia | 918 |
| North Carolina | 255 |
| Florida | 622 |
| Tennessee | 605 |
| Kentucky | 95 |
| South Carolina | 352 |
| Louisiana | 116 |
| Arkansas | 133 |
| Alabama | 115 |
| Mississippi | 407 |
| West Virginia | 301 |
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Majors Related to Education
One of 14 majors within the area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Education
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 110,226 |
| Educational Administration | 46,469 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 43,297 |
| Special Education | 36,792 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 19,832 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.
- 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).
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