by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 29,810 people earned their degree in general education, making the major the 31st most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 4,037 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 603 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 63 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general education. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general education.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region”.
Out of the 63 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern University at New Orleans landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 63 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Flagler College - St Augustine landed the #2 spot on the list. Flagler St. Augustine is located in Saint Augustine, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 34 bachelors’s general education degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas at Monticello. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region list. UAM is a public institution located in Monticello, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 46 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pfeiffer University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region list. Misenheimer, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s general education degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Salem College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region. Salem College is a small school located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina that handed out 7 bachelors’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
Belmont Abbey College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Belmont Abbey College is located in Belmont, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s general education degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #7, Tusculum University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region list. Tusculum University is a small school located in Greeneville, Tennessee that handed out 18 bachelors’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
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Fairmont State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Fairmont, West Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general education degrees to 32 students in 2020-2021.
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Wheeling University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Wheeling, West Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general education students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Bob Jones University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Greenville, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 19 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general education students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Wingate University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Wingate, North Carolina, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Rhodes College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #12. Rhodes College is a small school located in Memphis, Tennessee that handed out 14 bachelors’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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%.
Virginia Wesleyan University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #13. Virginia Beach, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s general education degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Columbia College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Columbia College is located in Columbia, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s general education degrees to qualified students.
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Berea College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #15. Berea, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s general education degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
North Greenville University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. North Greenville is a private not-for-profit institution located in Tigerville, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
University of Florida-Online came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. UF Online is a medium-sized public school situated in Gainesville, Florida. It awarded 16 bachelors’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
Le Moyne - Owen College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #18. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general education students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #19, Guilford College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region list. Guilford is a private not-for-profit institution located in Greensboro, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Florida Gulf Coast University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #20. This fairly large school is located in Fort Myers, Florida, and it awarded 44 bachelors’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.
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LaGrange College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region list. LaGrange is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lagrange, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Belhaven University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Jackson, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s general education degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
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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Lyon College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region list. Lyon College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Batesville, Arkansas. It awarded 2 bachelors’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
West Liberty University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #24. West Liberty University is located in West Liberty, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s general education degrees to qualified students.
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Maryville College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #25. Located in Maryville, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general education students in 2020-2021.
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