Find Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Most Popular Online General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Find Schools Near

2023 Most Popular Online General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

5 Colleges
$21,881 Avg Salary
$12,730 Avg Student Debt

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Southeast Region to see which online associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing an online associate degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College the most popular online school in the Southeast Region for general education students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Perkinston, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 110 students majoring in education at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, 17% are male and 83% are female.

Read full report on General Education at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

#2

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Out of the 5 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 88% of the education majors at the school.

Read full report on General Education at Liberty University

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Volunteer State Community College is a great place for general education students working on their online associate degree. VSCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Gallatin.

Read full report on General Education at Volunteer State Community College

Out of the 5 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Horry-Georgetown Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Conway, Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 11 students majoring in education at Horry-Georgetown Technical College, 9% are male and 91% are female.

Read full report on General Education at Horry-Georgetown Technical College

The in-demand online associate degree programs at Florida National University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in the Southeast Region . Florida National University - Main Campus is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hialeah.

Read full report on General Education at Florida National University - Main Campus

Explore the most popular online 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

More General Education Rankings in the Southeast Region

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to KOKUYO.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Featured Schools

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.