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2022 Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

6 Ranked Colleges
438 Degrees Awarded
$21,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree 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.

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. 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 $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree general education students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Blue Ridge Community and Technical College

Martinsburg, West Virginia
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Blue Ridge Community and Technical College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Blue Ridge Community and Technical College is a small school located in Martinsburg, West Virginia that handed out 6 associates’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.

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. It costs about $9,361 for Southeast Region Associate Degree General Education students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Blue Ridge Community and Technical College.

Read full report on General Education at Blue Ridge Community and Technical College

#5 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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a public institution located in Perkinston, Mississippi. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 27 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

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. The yearly cost to attend Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is $12,786 for Southeast Region Associate Degree General Education students whose families make $75-$110k.

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 $75-$110k. Campbell University 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 made our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Campbell is $26,197 for Southeast Region Associate Degree General Education students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about General Education at Campbell

#4

Alderson Broaddus University

Philippi, West Virginia
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Alderson Broaddus University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Alderson Broaddus University is located in Philippi, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 associates’s general education degrees to qualified students.

Alderson Broaddus University also made our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Alderson Broaddus University is $25,141 for Southeast Region Associate Degree General Education students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on General Education at Alderson Broaddus University

#5

Cumberland University

Lebanon, Tennessee
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cumberland University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Lebanon, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 9 degrees to qualified associates’s general education students in 2019-2020.

CU also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Cumberland University is $27,701 for Southeast Region Associate Degree General Education students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on General Education at Cumberland University

#6

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia
#2 in overall quality

Liberty University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. 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.

Liberty University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Liberty University is $29,843 for Southeast Region Associate Degree General Education students whose families make $75-$110k.

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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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