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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

6 Ranked Colleges
438 Degrees Awarded
$16,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 29,936 people earned their degree in general education, making the major the 28th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 4,177 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 438 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is located in Perkinston, Mississippi and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 27 associates’s general education degrees to qualified students.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $7,303 for southeast region associate degree general education students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.

Full Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College General Education Report

#2

Blue Ridge Community and Technical College

Martinsburg, West Virginia
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Blue Ridge Community and Technical College landed the #2 spot on the list. Blue Ridge Community and Technical College is located in Martinsburg, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 associates’s general education degrees to qualified students.

Blue Ridge Community and Technical College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Blue Ridge Community and Technical College is $5,792 for southeast region associate degree general education students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about General Education at Blue Ridge Community and Technical College

#3

Campbell University

Buies Creek, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Campbell University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Campbell is a private not-for-profit institution located in Buies Creek, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 35 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Campbell also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $20,200 for Southeast Region Associate Degree General Education students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Campbell.

Read more about General Education at Campbell University

#4

Alderson Broaddus University

Philippi, West Virginia
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Alderson Broaddus University landed the #4 spot on the list. Philippi, West Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s general education degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree general education students whose families make $0-$30k list, Alderson Broaddus University has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Alderson Broaddus University is $16,494 for Southeast Region Associate Degree General Education students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Alderson Broaddus University General Education Report

#5

Cumberland University

Lebanon, Tennessee
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Cumberland University landed the #5 spot on the list. Cumberland University is a small school located in Lebanon, Tennessee that handed out 9 associates’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.

CU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Cumberland University is $21,979 for southeast region associate degree general education students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on General Education at CU

#6

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia
#2 in overall quality

Liberty University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. Liberty University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lynchburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 42 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Liberty University, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $27,896 for southeast region associate degree general education students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Liberty University.

Full Liberty University General Education Report

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Notes and References

References

  • 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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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