When it comes to popularity, executive assistant/executive secretary sits in the middle of the road, ranking #656 out of 1506 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.
College Factual reviewed 5 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of executive assistant/executive secretary. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,011 degrees in executive assistant/executive secretary during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Choosing a Great Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary School
Your choice of executive assistant/executive secretary school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary Rankings by Degree Level
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary in the Southeast Region
The schools below may not offer all types of executive assistant/executive secretary degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Top Southeast Region Schools in Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary
Any student pursuing a degree in executive assistant/executive secretary has to look into University of Arkansas - Fort Smith. UAFS is a moderately-sized public university located in the small city of Fort Smith. A Best Colleges rank of #1416 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UAFS is a great university overall.
There were approximately 59 executive assistant/executive secretary students who graduated with this degree at UAFS in the most recent data year.
Any student pursuing a degree in executive assistant/executive secretary needs to look into Jefferson Community and Technical College. Located in the large city of Louisville, Jefferson Community and Technical College is a public college with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #1736 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Jefferson Community and Technical College is a great college overall.
There were roughly 18 executive assistant/executive secretary students who graduated with this degree at Jefferson Community and Technical College in the most recent data year.
Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a good decision for students interested in a degree in executive assistant/executive secretary. Located in the large city of Lexington, Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a public college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #1737 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a great college overall.
There were roughly 220 executive assistant/executive secretary students who graduated with this degree at Bluegrass Community and Technical College in the most recent year we have data available.
It is hard to beat Maysville Community and Technical College if you wish to pursue a degree in executive assistant/executive secretary. Located in the rural area of Maysville, Maysville Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 36th out of 38 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were roughly 88 executive assistant/executive secretary students who graduated with this degree at Maysville Community and Technical College in the most recent data year.
West Virginia University at Parkersburg is a small public university located in the suburb of Parkersburg. This university ranks 17th out of 28 schools for overall quality in the state of West Virginia.
There were about 3 executive assistant/executive secretary students who graduated with this degree at West Virginia University at Parkersburg in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the small city of Elizabethtown, Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 22nd out of 38 schools for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were about 43 executive assistant/executive secretary students who graduated with this degree at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College in the most recent data year.
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The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).