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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Education (Income Over $110k) in the Southeast Region

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

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Vallue Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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.

This year’s “Best Vallue Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k” 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Vallue Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Vallue Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k.

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

#1

Blue Ridge Community and Technical College

Martinsburg, West Virginia

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Vallue Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Blue Ridge Community and Technical College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Martinsburg, West Virginia, and it awarded 6 associates’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

Blue Ridge Community and Technical College also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Blue Ridge Community and Technical College is $6,293 for southeast region associate degree education students whose families make more than $110k.

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

#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 Vallue Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k. 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #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 Education students whose families make more than $110k.

Read more about General Education at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

#3

Campbell University

Buies Creek, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Campbell University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $24,544 for southeast region associate degree education students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Campbell University.

Full Campbell General Education Report

#4

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 #4 for the Best Vallue Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k. CU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lebanon, Tennessee. It awarded 9 associates’s education degrees 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 CU is $24,458 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Education students whose families make more than $110k.

Read more about General Education at Cumberland University

#5

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 #5 for the Best Vallue Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k. Alderson Broaddus University is a small school located in Philippi, West Virginia that handed out 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 $20,189 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Education students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Alderson Broaddus University.

Read more about General Education at Alderson Broaddus University

#6

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Liberty University did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Lynchburg, Virginia, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 42 diplomas to qualified associates’s education students in 2019-2020.

Liberty University also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Liberty University is $28,903 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Education students whose families make more than $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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