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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

6 Ranked Colleges
438 Degrees Awarded
$8,250 Avg Student Debt
Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking.

General Education is the 35th most popular major in the country with 29,936 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $47,138 and had an average of $29,674 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 4,177 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,486 and $33,384 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in general education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general education programs, but they also 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Blue Ridge Community and Technical College

Martinsburg, West Virginia
#6 in overall quality
$7,439 Average Net Price
$22,667 Average Early-Career Earnings

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 Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Martinsburg, West Virginia, this small public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified associates’s education students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Blue Ridge Community and Technical College, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Blue Ridge Community and Technical College is $7,439 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Education students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#2

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

Perkinston, Mississippi
#5 in overall quality
$10,997 Average Net Price

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 Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Perkinston, Mississippi. It awarded 27 associates’s 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 $10,997 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Education students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#3

Campbell University

Buies Creek, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality
$22,838 Average Net Price
$38,289 Average Early-Career Earnings

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 Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Buies Creek, North Carolina, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 35 degrees to qualified associates’s education students in 2019-2020.

Campbell not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Campbell University is $22,838 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Education students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#4

Alderson Broaddus University

Philippi, West Virginia
#4 in overall quality
$20,911 Average Net Price

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 Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Alderson Broaddus University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Philippi, West Virginia. It awarded 1 associates’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

Alderson Broaddus University also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $20,911 for southeast region associate degree education students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Alderson Broaddus University.

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#5

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia
#2 in overall quality
$27,831 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Liberty University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Liberty University is located in Lynchburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 42 associates’s education degrees to qualified students.

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 $27,831 for southeast region associate degree education students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Liberty University.

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#6

Cumberland University

Lebanon, Tennessee
#3 in overall quality
$28,079 Average Net Price

With a ranking of #6, Cumberland University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Cumberland University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lebanon, Tennessee. It awarded 9 associates’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

CU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Cumberland University is $28,079 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Education students whose families make $48-$75k.

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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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