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 Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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.
Across the Southeast region, there were 257 adult and continuing education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 198 adult and continuing education graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 15 colleges that offered a degree 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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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southeast Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of West Alabama. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Livingston, Alabama, this medium-sized public school awarded 41 degrees to qualified masters’s adult and continuing ed students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Troy University landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Troy, Alabama, and it awarded 43 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Morehead State University landed the #3 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Morehead, Kentucky, and it awarded 13 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Morehead State University Adult & Continuing Education Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arkansas. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southeast Region. University of Arkansas is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 31 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read full report on Adult & Continuing Education at University of Arkansas
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern State University of Louisiana. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southeast Region list. Northwestern State University of Louisiana is a fairly large school located in Natchitoches, Louisiana that handed out 6 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Northwestern State University of Louisiana Adult & Continuing Education Report
With a ranking of #6, University of Georgia did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Athens, Georgia, this large public school handed out 22 diplomas to qualified masters’s adult and continuing ed students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Western Kentucky University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southeast Region ranking. WKU is a fairly large public school situated in Bowling Green, Kentucky. It awarded 7 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Adult & Continuing Education at Western Kentucky University
James Madison University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southeast Region ranking. James Madison University is a large school located in Harrisonburg, Virginia that handed out 8 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #9, Georgia Southern University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southeast Region list. Georgia Southern University is located in Statesboro, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees to qualified students.
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Florida International University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southeast Region list. Miami, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
Read more about Adult & Continuing Education at Florida International University
University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. This large school is located in Tampa, Florida, and it awarded 7 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Adult & Continuing Education at University of South Florida - Main Campus
With a ranking of #12, University of Arkansas at Little Rock did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southeast Region list. University of Arkansas at Little Rock is located in Little Rock, Arkansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Adult & Continuing Education at University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Virginia Commonwealth University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Richmond, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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 Virginia Commonwealth University
University of Louisville ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southeast Region list. Louisville, Kentucky is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Adult & Continuing Education at University of Louisville
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is a large public school situated in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It awarded 0 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.
Full Louisiana State University Adult & Continuing Education Report
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