by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
With 327,871 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, education is the 4th most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $46,202 and had an average of $24,437 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 74,881 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,366 and $24,123 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 3,480 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,328 and $20,384 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 209 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in education. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their education program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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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 an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southeast Region”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southeast Region”.
Out of the 209 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Copiah-Lincoln Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Wesson, Mississippi, and it awarded 83 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 209 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, East Georgia State College landed the #2 spot on the list. East Georgia State College is a public institution located in Swainsboro, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 37 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arkansas State University Mid-South. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southeast Region. This small school is located in West Memphis, Arkansas, and it awarded 47 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clinton College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Rock Hill, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified associates’s education students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Out of the 209 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Potomac State College of West Virginia University landed the #5 spot on the list. WVU Potomac State College is a small school located in Keyser, West Virginia that handed out 20 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #6, Georgia Military College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southeast Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Milledgeville, Georgia, and it awarded 138 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Itawamba Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Fulton, Mississippi, and it awarded 80 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Arkansas Northeastern College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Arkansas Northeastern College is located in Blytheville, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 associates’s education degrees to qualified students.
Haywood Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Haywood Community College is a public institution located in Clyde, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 30 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Rasmussen University - Florida came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Ocala, Florida is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s education degrees to 218 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #11, Welch College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southeast Region list. Welch is a small school located in Gallatin, Tennessee that handed out 4 associates’s education degrees 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.
James Sprunt Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southeast Region list. James Sprunt Community College is a public institution located in Kenansville, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
With a ranking of #13, Holmes Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Goodman, Mississippi, and it awarded 69 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Ozarka College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #14. This small school is located in Melbourne, Arkansas, and it awarded 23 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas is located in Helena, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 associates’s education degrees to qualified students.
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.
Arkansas State University - Beebe did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #16. ASU-Beebe is located in Beebe, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 50 associates’s education degrees to qualified students.
Roanoke-Chowan Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #17. Roanoke-Chowan Community College is a small school located in Ahoskie, North Carolina that handed out 5 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Education at Roanoke-Chowan Community College
Stanly Community College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Albemarle, North Carolina, and it awarded 38 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Edgecombe Community College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Tarboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 13 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Education at Edgecombe Community College
Sampson Community College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Clinton, North Carolina, this small public school awarded 20 degrees to qualified associates’s education students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #21, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southeast Region list. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is located in Perkinston, Mississippi and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 121 associates’s education degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Education at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
New River Community and Technical College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Beaver, West Virginia, this small public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified associates’s education students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #23, Motlow State Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southeast Region list. Motlow State Community College is a medium-sized school located in Tullahoma, Tennessee that handed out 42 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Southeastern Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #24. Located in Whiteville, North Carolina, this small public school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified associates’s education students in 2020-2021.
North Arkansas College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. North Arkansas College is a public institution located in Harrison, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Not only did these schools make the top 32 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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