2023 Best Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best Education Associate Degree School for You
With 327,871 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, education is the #4 most popular major in the United States.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 58 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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2023 Best Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for education majors pursuing a associate degree.
Top 10 Best Education Associate Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Rasmussen University - Florida the best school in the Southeast Region for education students working on their associate degree. Rasmussen University - Florida is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the city of Ocala.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Campbell University is a great place for education students working on their associate degree. Located in the fringe town of Buies Creek, Campbell is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
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Out of the 58 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Stanly Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Albemarle, Stanly Technical College is a public college with a small student population.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Central Piedmont Community College is a great place for education students working on their associate degree. Central Piedmont Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Charlotte.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Georgia Military College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Georgia Military College is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Milledgeville.
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Itawamba Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. ICC is a small public school located in the town of Fulton.
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Southern Adventist University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Collegedale, Southern Adventist is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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Brenau University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Brenau is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Gainesville.
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Broward College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Lauderdale, BC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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St Petersburg College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree education programs. Located in the large city of Clearwater, SPC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Explore the best education colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 7,730 |
| West Virginia | 1,515 |
| Mississippi | 4,219 |
| South Carolina | 3,980 |
| Florida | 10,069 |
| Virginia | 9,522 |
| Arkansas | 4,954 |
| Alabama | 5,059 |
| Kentucky | 5,329 |
| Georgia | 9,722 |
| Tennessee | 5,194 |
| Louisiana | 2,977 |
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Education Related Rankings by Major
Education Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 110,226 |
| Educational Administration | 46,469 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 43,297 |
| Special Education | 36,792 |
| General Education | 29,810 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 19,832 |
| Student Counseling | 13,858 |
| Instructional Media Design | 8,695 |
| Teaching English or French | 5,791 |
| Other Education | 4,858 |
| Teaching Assistants | 2,751 |
| Educational Assessment | 2,552 |
| Multilingual Education | 1,910 |
| Education Philosophy | 737 |
| International Education | 293 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Education
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Social Sciences | 205,984 |
| Psychology | 195,678 |
| Communication & Journalism | 120,571 |
| Family, Consumer & Human Sciences | 55,820 |
| History | 32,731 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 Horadrim.
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