by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Adult and Continuing Ed Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 1,074 people earned their degree in adult and continuing education, making the major the 432nd most popular in the United States.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 801 adult and continuing education graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major” ranking looked at 62 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in adult and continuing education. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their adult and continuing education program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major”.
Out of the 62 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern Oklahoma State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Northwestern Oklahoma State University is a small school located in Alva, Oklahoma that handed out 23 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 62 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of West Alabama landed the #2 spot on the list. University of West Alabama is a public institution located in Livingston, Alabama. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 41 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of West Alabama Adult & Continuing Education Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Muskingum University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major. Muskingum is located in New Concord, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees to qualified students.
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Out of the 62 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Waldorf University landed the #4 spot on the list. Waldorf is a private for-profit institution located in Forest City, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston - Victoria. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major list. University of Houston - Victoria is a public institution located in Victoria, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 24 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, City University of Seattle did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major list. City University of Seattle is a small school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 10 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Drake University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major ranking. Drake is located in Des Moines, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about Adult & Continuing Education at Drake University
Troy University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major ranking, coming in at #8. Troy, Alabama is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees to 43 students in 2020-2021.
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University of Southern Maine ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major list. Located in Portland, Maine, this medium-sized public school handed out 20 diplomas to qualified masters’s adult and continuing ed students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.
Read more about Adult & Continuing Education at University of Southern Maine
Point Park University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major ranking. This small school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 9 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.
Teachers College at Columbia University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major list. Located in New York, New York, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 18 diplomas to qualified masters’s adult and continuing ed students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, 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 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Adult & Continuing Education at Teachers College
Morehead State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major ranking, coming in at #12. Morehead State University is a public institution located in Morehead, Kentucky. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Adult & Continuing Education at Morehead State University
With a ranking of #13, Kansas State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major list. Located in Manhattan, Kansas, this large public school awarded 50 diplomas to qualified masters’s adult and continuing ed students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Idaho did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major ranking, coming in at #14. University of Idaho is located in Moscow, Idaho and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%.
Cleveland State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major ranking, coming in at #15. Cleveland State University is a public institution located in Cleveland, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 29 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Adult & Continuing Education at Cleveland State University
Buffalo State did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major ranking, coming in at #16. Located in Buffalo, New York, this medium-sized public school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified masters’s adult and continuing ed students in 2020-2021.
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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major list. Norman, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees to 48 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.
Full University of Oklahoma Adult & Continuing Education Report
Park University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major ranking. Park University is located in Parkville, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Adult & Continuing Education at Park University
Westminster College Utah did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major ranking, coming in at #19. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s adult and continuing ed students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Westminster College Utah Adult & Continuing Education Report
University of Arkansas landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major ranking. University of Arkansas is a large school located in Fayetteville, Arkansas that handed out 31 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%.
SUNY Empire State College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major ranking, coming in at #21. SUNY Empire is located in Saratoga Springs, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
Full SUNY Empire State College Adult & Continuing Education Report
Widener University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major ranking. Widener is located in Chester, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Central Oklahoma landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major ranking. Edmond, Oklahoma is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Adult & Continuing Education at University of Central Oklahoma
Texas A&M University - Kingsville came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major ranking. Texas A&M University - Kingsville is located in Kingsville, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #25, Northwestern State University of Louisiana did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major list. Northwestern State University of Louisiana is a fairly large public school situated in Natchitoches, Louisiana. It awarded 6 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2020-2021.
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