by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Education Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Education is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 4th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 327,871 degrees were awarded to students with this major. 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 “Most Well Attended Education Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate” ranking looked at 209 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in education. To top this list, a school must have a successful education program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended Education Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree education students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rasmussen University - Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. 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.
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Out of the 209 schools in the Most Well Attended Education Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Military College landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Milledgeville, Georgia, and it awarded 138 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. Located in Lynchburg, Virginia, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 138 degrees to qualified associates’s education students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 209 schools in the Most Well Attended Education Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Perkinston, Mississippi, and it awarded 121 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Copiah-Lincoln Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. Wesson, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s education degrees to 83 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Education at Copiah-Lincoln Community College
Itawamba Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Education Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. This small school is located in Fulton, Mississippi, and it awarded 80 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, Holmes Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. Holmes Community College is a small public school situated in Goodman, Mississippi. It awarded 69 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Fayetteville Technical Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Education Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. This medium-sized school is located in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and it awarded 53 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Arkansas State University - Beebe came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Education Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. 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.
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Arkansas State University Mid-South did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #10. This small school is located in West Memphis, Arkansas, and it awarded 47 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Palm Beach State College ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Education Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. Located in Lake Worth, Florida, this large public school handed out 44 degrees to qualified associates’s education students in 2020-2021.
Southern Regional Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #12. Southern Regional Technical College is a public institution located in Thomasville, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 43 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Education at Southern Regional Technical College
Motlow State Community College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Education Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. 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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
State College of Florida - Manatee - Sarasota landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. State College of Florida - Manatee - Sarasota is a public institution located in Bradenton, Florida. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 41 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full State College of Florida - Manatee - Sarasota Education Report
Wake Technical Community College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Education Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. This large school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 40 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Education at Wake Technical Community College
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Education Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. Rowan-Cabarrus Community College is located in Salisbury, North Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 39 associates’s education degrees to qualified students.
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Athens Technical College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. Athens Technical College is located in Athens, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 39 associates’s education degrees to qualified students.
Stanly Community College ranked #18 on this year’s Most Well Attended Education Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. Stanly Technical College is a public institution located in Albemarle, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 38 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
East Georgia State College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Education Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. East Georgia State College is a small public school situated in Swainsboro, Georgia. It awarded 37 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Chattahoochee Technical College ranked #20 on this year’s Most Well Attended Education Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. This medium-sized school is located in Marietta, Georgia, and it awarded 36 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Education at Chattahoochee Technical College
Pitt Community College ranked #21 on this year’s Most Well Attended Education Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. Pitt Community College is a public institution located in Winterville, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 35 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #21, Albany Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. Located in Albany, Georgia, this small public school awarded 35 degrees to qualified associates’s education students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #23, Central Piedmont Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. Located in Charlotte, North Carolina, this fairly large public school handed out 34 diplomas to qualified associates’s education students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Education at Central Piedmont Community College
Guilford Technical Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #24. Jamestown, North Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s education degrees to 33 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Education at Guilford Technical Community College
Tallahassee Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #24. Located in Tallahassee, Florida, this fairly large public school awarded 33 diplomas to qualified associates’s education students in 2020-2021.
Not only did these schools make the top 33 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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