2023 Most Popular General Education Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
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.
The Most Popular General Education Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 67 schools in the Southeast Region to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Education program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Check out the education master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .
Top 10 Most Popular General Education Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named James Madison University the most popular school in the Southeast Region for general education students working on their master’s degree. JMU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Harrisonburg.
About 83% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 17% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clemson University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.
Of the 153 students majoring in education at Clemson, 8% are male and 92% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 85% of the education majors at the school.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Belhaven University is a great place for general education students working on their master’s degree. Belhaven is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Jackson.
About 81% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 19% are male.
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Out of the 67 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Commonwealth University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Richmond, VCU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 83% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 17% are male.
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Tusculum University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular 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.
About 82% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 18% are male.
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With a ranking of #7, University of Mary Washington did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize suburb of Fredericksburg, UMW is a public school with a small student population.
About 73% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 27% are male.
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Longwood University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Farmville, Longwood is a public school with a small student population.
About 91% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 9% are male.
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West Virginia University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the small city of Morgantown, WVU is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 86% of the education majors at the school.
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University of North Carolina at Wilmington ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 67 students majoring in education at UNCW, 10% are male and 90% are female.
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These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular General Education Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region award.
Rank | College | Location |
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11 | University of South Carolina - Columbia | Columbia, SC |
12 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | Baton Rouge, LA |
13 | Marshall University | Huntington, WV |
Best General Education Colleges by State
Explore the best general education schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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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 |
General Education Related Majors
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 |
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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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to KOKUYO.
More about our data sources and methodologies.