2023 Best Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
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The Best 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. This report analyzed 261 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best master's 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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Top Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region of the U.S.
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Our analysis found Duke University to be the best school for students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southeast Region .
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Duke. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 2% took at least some of their classes online.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is a great place for students working on their master’s degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Georgia Tech. In 2019-2020 about 88% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
Online graduate courses are available at University of Virginia, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 75% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Out of the 261 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Vanderbilt University landed the # 4 spot on the list.
One thing to take note of is that Vanderbilt does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 67% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UNC Chapel Hill. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 77% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #6, Wake Forest University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
One thing to take note of is that Wake Forest University does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 67% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #7, Emory University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Emory. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 74% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Virginia Tech came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Virginia Tech does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 63% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Berry College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
Berry does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 98% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
William & Mary came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
One thing to take note of is that William & Mary does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 85% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #11, North Carolina State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
One thing to take note of is that NC State does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 78% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of Richmond landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
James Madison University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at JMU. In 2019-2020 about 68% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Elon University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list.
With a ranking of #15, Christopher Newport University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at CNU. During the 2019-2020 year, about 66% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Georgia ranked #16 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
Online graduate courses are available at UGA, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 18% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
George Mason University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #17 on the list.
GMU does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 87% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Florida ranked #18 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UF. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 79% took at least some of their classes online.
Sewanee - The University of the South did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #19 on the list.
Online graduate courses are available at Sewanee, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 33% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 45% took at least some of their classes online.
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Auburn University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #21 on the list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Auburn. In 2019-2020 about 35% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Clemson University ranked #22 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
Clemson does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2019-2020 year, about 69% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Citadel Military College of South Carolina landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
One thing to take note of is that The Citadel does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 76% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Belmont University landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
Belmont does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 37% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Augusta University ranked #25 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Augusta University. During the 2019-2020 year, about 49% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Rest of the Top 15% Best Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region of the U.S.
Not only did these schools make the top 40 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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These schools also performed well in our best schools ranking:
| Rank | School | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 41 | Marymount University | Arlington, VA |
| 42 | High Point University | High Point, NC |
| 43 | University of South Carolina - Columbia | Columbia, SC |
| 44 | Georgia College & State University | Milledgeville, GA |
| 45 | Radford University | Radford, VA |
| 46 | Bellarmine University | Louisville, KY |
| 47 | Florida Gulf Coast University | Fort Myers, FL |
| 48 | Florida State University | Tallahassee, FL |
| 49 | Samford University | Birmingham, AL |
| 50 | University of West Alabama | Livingston, AL |
| 51 | Wingate University | Wingate, NC |
| 52 | Appalachian State University | Boone, NC |
| 53 | Virginia Commonwealth University | Richmond, VA |
Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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