2023 Best Value General Education Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General Education Master's 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 Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 53 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for education students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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.
Top 10 Best General Education Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Mississippi University for Women to be the best value school for general education students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southeast Region . MUW is a small public school located in the remote town of Columbus.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at MUW are $7,756 a year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Cumberland University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general education schools in the Southeast Region . CU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Lebanon.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CU are $7,500 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Piedmont College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Piedmont College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Demorest.
Piedmont College graduate students pay an average of $11,020 in tuition and fees each year.
Piedmont College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Harding University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Searcy, Harding is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Harding graduate students pay an average of $11,080 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Harding is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Clayton State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general education schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the large suburb of Morrow, Clayton State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Clayton State University graduate students pay an average of $12,736 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #6, Converse College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Spartanburg, Converse is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Converse graduate students pay an average of $7,698 in tuition and fees each year.
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Tusculum University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Tusculum is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Greeneville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Tusculum are $7,200 a year.
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Midway University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the rural area of Midway, Midway is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Midway are $7,464 per year.
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University of Lynchburg landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree general education programs. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Lynchburg is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lynchburg are $11,759 per year.
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Union University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree general education programs. Union is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Jackson.
Union graduate students pay an average of $11,666 in tuition and fees each year.
Request InformationBest General Education Colleges by State
Explore the best general education colleges 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 25 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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