2023 Most Popular Online Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Most Popular Online 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 Most Popular Online Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 44 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.
2023 Most Popular Online Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Education Associate Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Online Education Associate Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the most popular online school in the Southeast Region for education students working on their associate degree. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.
Women make up 97% of the education majors at the school.
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Our 2023 rankings named Georgia Military College the most popular online school in the Southeast Region for education students working on their associate degree. Georgia Military College is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Milledgeville.
Of the 138 students majoring in education at Georgia Military College, 9% are male and 91% are female.
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The in-demand online associate degree programs at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in the Southeast Region . Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Perkinston.
About 82% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 18% are male.
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The in-demand online associate degree programs at Copiah-Lincoln Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in the Southeast Region . Copiah-Lincoln Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Wesson.
About 59% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 41% are male.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Holmes Community College is a great place for education students working on their online associate degree. Located in the rural area of Goodman, Holmes Community College is a public school with a small student population.
About 90% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 10% are male.
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Stanly Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for education students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the town of Albemarle, Stanly Technical College is a public college with a small student population.
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Pitt Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree education programs. Pitt Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Winterville.
Women make up 97% of the education majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #8, East Mississippi Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their online associate degree. Located in the rural area of Scooba, EMCC is a public school with a small student population.
Of the 31 students majoring in education at EMCC, 6% are male and 94% are female.
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Haywood Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Haywood Community College is a small public school located in the suburb of Clyde.
Of the 30 students majoring in education at Haywood Community College, 7% are male and 93% are female.
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Jefferson Community and Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the large city of Louisville, Jefferson Community and Technical College is a public college with a large student population.
About 86% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 14% are male.
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Explore the most popular online 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 Majors
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.
- 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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