2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Adult & Continuing Education is the 416th most popular major in the country with 1,103 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
Across the Southeast region, there were 271 adult and continuing education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 24 adult and continuing education graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in adult and continuing education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent adult and continuing education programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the adult and continuing education program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree adult and continuing ed students.
Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education in the Southeast Region
Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Georgia is a large school located in Athens, Georgia that handed out 13 doctorate’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UGA, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UGA are $27,476.
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Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Arkansas is a public institution located in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UARK also took the #3 spot in our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UARK are $22,121.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida International University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region. Florida International University is a public institution located in Miami, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
FIU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at FIU are $24,211, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is a public institution located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Louisiana State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College are $29,970, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Regent University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region. Located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s adult and continuing ed students in 2019-2020.
Regent also took the #5 spot in our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Regent University are $17,052, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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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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