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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Education in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

6 Ranked Colleges
438 Degrees Awarded
$18,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

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 Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in general education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general education programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Education in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Perkinston, Mississippi, and it awarded 27 associates’s general education 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 $8,503 for southeast region associate degree general education students with aid.

Read more about General Education at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

#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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Blue Ridge Community and Technical College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Martinsburg, West Virginia, this small public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified associates’s general education students in 2019-2020.

Blue Ridge Community and Technical College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Blue Ridge Community and Technical College is $6,293 for southeast region associate degree general education students with aid.

Full Blue Ridge Community and Technical College General Education Report

#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 Getting Aid. 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 made our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Campbell is $24,544 for southeast region associate degree general education students with aid.

Read full report on General Education at Campbell University

#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 Getting Aid list. Located in Philippi, West Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified associates’s general education students in 2019-2020.

Alderson Broaddus University also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Alderson Broaddus University is $20,189 for Southeast Region Associate Degree General Education students with aid.

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 Getting Aid. Lebanon, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s general education degrees to 9 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 yearly cost to attend Cumberland University is $24,458 for Southeast Region Associate Degree General Education students with aid.

Read more about General Education at CU

#6

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Liberty University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Lynchburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s general education degrees to 42 students in 2019-2020.

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. It costs about $28,903 for southeast region associate degree general education students with aid per year to attend Liberty University.

Read full report on 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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