by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Virginia” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Virginia, there were 918 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,474 and $25,866 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 785 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,799 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Virginia” ranking looked at 9 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 education school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Virginia”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Virginia”.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Longwood University landed the #1 spot on the list. Longwood University is a small school located in Farmville, Virginia that handed out 75 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Mary Washington. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Virginia list. This small school is located in Fredericksburg, Virginia, and it awarded 75 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.
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Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, James Madison University landed the #3 spot on the list. JMU is a public institution located in Harrisonburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 295 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Shenandoah University landed the #4 spot on the list. Shenandoah is a private not-for-profit institution located in Winchester, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 24 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 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.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Virginia. This large school is located in Charlottesville, Virginia, and 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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Virginia - Main Campus General Education Report
Radford University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Virginia list. Located in Radford, Virginia, this medium-sized public school handed out 38 degrees to qualified masters’s education students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, Virginia Commonwealth University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Virginia list. This large school is located in Richmond, Virginia, and it awarded 93 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Education at Virginia Commonwealth University
Liberty University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Virginia ranking, coming in at #8. Liberty University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lynchburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 41 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Lynchburg came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Virginia ranking. University of Lynchburg is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lynchburg, Virginia. It awarded 1 masters’s education degrees 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. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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