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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Major in the Southeast Region” ranking.
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration is the 160th most popular major in the country with 4,709 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southeast region, there were 1,293 higher education/higher education administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 987 higher education/higher education administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 48 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in higher education/higher education administration. That schools that top this list have a program in higher education/higher education administration in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Major in the Southeast Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Columbia, South Carolina, and it awarded 15 masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 48 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of West Alabama landed the #2 spot on the list. University of West Alabama is located in Livingston, Alabama and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 38 masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisville. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Louisville, Kentucky, this large public school awarded 103 degrees to qualified masters’s higher education/higher education administration students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full UofL Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Report
Out of the 48 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bellarmine University landed the #4 spot on the list. Bellarmine University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Louisville, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Bellarmine U Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Southern University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Major in the Southeast Region list. GaSou is a large public school situated in Statesboro, Georgia. It awarded 87 masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees in 2020-2021.
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Mary Baldwin University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Mary Baldwin University is located in Staunton, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #7, University of Mobile did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Major in the Southeast Region list. University of Mobile is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Mobile, Alabama. It awarded 4 masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of New Orleans did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. University of New Orleans is a medium-sized school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 13 masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of New Orleans Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Report
University of Mississippi landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in University, Mississippi, this large public school awarded 48 degrees to qualified masters’s higher education/higher education administration students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Liberty University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Lynchburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees to 182 students in 2020-2021.
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Barry University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Major in the Southeast Region list. Barry University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Miami, Florida. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Mississippi College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Major in the Southeast Region list. Mississippi College is located in Clinton, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Lee University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #13. Lee University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Cleveland, Tennessee. It awarded 7 masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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University of North Carolina at Greensboro came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Greensboro, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees to 33 students in 2020-2021.
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Elon University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #15. Elon, North Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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University of West Georgia ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Major in the Southeast Region list. University of West Georgia is located in Carrollton, Georgia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees to qualified students.
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Appalachian State University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Boone, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 31 degrees to qualified masters’s higher education/higher education administration students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Appalachian State University Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Report
Vanderbilt University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #18. Vanderbilt University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 26 masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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John Brown University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Major in the Southeast Region ranking. John Brown University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. It awarded 3 masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full JBU Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Report
University of Virginia - Main Campus ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Major in the Southeast Region list. University of Virginia is a public institution located in Charlottesville, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 38 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Nova Southeastern University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Major in the Southeast Region list. NUS Florida is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Citadel Military College of South Carolina did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #22. This small school is located in Charleston, South Carolina, and it awarded 4 masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full The Citadel Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Report
With a ranking of #23, University of Arkansas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and it awarded 28 masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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University of Southern Mississippi ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, this fairly large public school awarded 13 degrees to qualified masters’s higher education/higher education administration students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #25, North Carolina Central University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Major in the Southeast Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Durham, North Carolina, and it awarded 5 masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees in 2020-2021.
Full North Carolina Central University Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Report
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