by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
General Education is the 41st most popular major in the country with 29,810 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, general education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $48,719 and had an average of $23,394 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 4,037 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,577 and $24,252 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 2,047 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 67 colleges that offer a degree in general education. That schools that top this list have a program in general education in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree education students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tusculum University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southeast Region list. Greeneville, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s education degrees to 76 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Midway University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southeast Region list. Midway is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Midway, Kentucky. It awarded 33 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Longwood University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Farmville, Virginia, and it awarded 75 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bryan College - Dayton. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southeast Region list. Dayton, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s education degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% 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%.
Read full report on General Education at William Jennings Bryan College
Out of the 67 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Welch College landed the #5 spot on the list. Welch College is located in Gallatin, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 masters’s education degrees to qualified 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.
University of Mary Washington ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southeast Region list. UMW is a small school located in Fredericksburg, Virginia that handed out 75 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Belhaven University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Belhaven University is a small school located in Jackson, Mississippi that handed out 98 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Concord University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Athens, West Virginia, and it awarded 25 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
James Madison University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. James Madison University is a large school located in Harrisonburg, Virginia that handed out 295 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Milligan University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Milligan College, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 18 diplomas to qualified masters’s education students in 2020-2021.
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. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Education at Milligan University
Converse College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. This small school is located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and it awarded 17 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Anderson University South Carolina ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Anderson, South Carolina, and it awarded 43 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Education at Anderson University South Carolina
Bethany College West Virginia came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Bethany College West Virginia is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bethany, West Virginia. It awarded 4 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Union University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #14. Union is located in Jackson, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 38 masters’s education degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Piedmont International University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Piedmont International University is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 masters’s education degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about General Education at Piedmont International University
With a ranking of #16, Cumberland University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southeast Region list. CU is located in Lebanon, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 masters’s education degrees to qualified students.
Bethel University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Bethel is a private not-for-profit institution located in McKenzie, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 21 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Christian Brothers University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southeast Region list. Christian Brothers University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Memphis, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #19, Clemson University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Clemson, South Carolina, and it awarded 153 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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%.
Morehead State University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Morehead State University is a medium-sized school located in Morehead, Kentucky that handed out 30 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
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Shepherd University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, this small public school awarded 12 degrees to qualified masters’s education students in 2020-2021.
Shenandoah University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Shenandoah University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Winchester, Virginia. It awarded 24 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
San Ignacio University ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Doral, Florida, and it awarded 2 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Marshall University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Huntington, West Virginia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s education degrees to 48 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #25, University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southeast Region list. University of Virginia is a large public school situated in Charlottesville, Virginia. It awarded 143 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Education at University of Virginia - Main Campus
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