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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

6 Ranked Colleges
438 Degrees Awarded
$17,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

General Education is the 28th most popular major in the country with 29,936 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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 $30-$48k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general education programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree general education students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Blue Ridge Community and Technical College landed the #1 spot on the list. Blue Ridge Community and Technical College is a public institution located in Martinsburg, West Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree general education students whose families make $30-$48k list, Blue Ridge Community and Technical College has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $6,744 for southeast region associate degree general education students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Blue Ridge Community and Technical College.

Full Blue Ridge Community and Technical College General Education Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Perkinston, Mississippi, this medium-sized public school handed out 27 diplomas to qualified associates’s general education students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree general education students whose families make $30-$48k list, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $8,361 for Southeast Region Associate Degree General Education students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.

Read full report on General Education at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

#3

Campbell University

Buies Creek, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Campbell University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Campbell is a medium-sized school located in Buies Creek, North Carolina that handed out 35 associates’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.

Campbell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Campbell University is $22,212 for southeast region associate degree general education students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on General Education at Campbell

#4

Alderson Broaddus University

Philippi, West Virginia
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alderson Broaddus University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Alderson Broaddus University is a small school located in Philippi, West Virginia that handed out 1 associates’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.

Alderson Broaddus University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Alderson Broaddus University is $17,780 for southeast region associate degree general education students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about General Education at Alderson Broaddus University

#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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Cumberland University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Lebanon, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified associates’s general education students 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 CU is $23,701 for southeast region associate degree general education students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on General Education at Cumberland University

#6

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia
#2 in overall quality

Liberty University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Liberty University is located in Lynchburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 42 associates’s general education degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree general education students whose families make $30-$48k list, Liberty University has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $26,124 for Southeast Region Associate Degree General Education students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Liberty University.

Read more about General Education at Liberty University

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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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