by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southeast Region” ranking.
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.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 17 colleges that offer a degree in adult and continuing education. That schools that top this list have a program in adult and continuing education in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region adult and continuing ed students.
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 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 ’s adult and continuing ed students 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 Troy University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southeast Region. This fairly large school is located in Troy, Alabama, and it awarded 47 ’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Morehead State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southeast Region list. Morehead State University is a public institution located in Morehead, Kentucky. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 13 ’s 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 Northwestern State University of Louisiana. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southeast Region. Northwestern State University of Louisiana is located in Natchitoches, Louisiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 ’s adult and continuing ed degrees to qualified students.
Full Northwestern State University of Louisiana Adult & Continuing Education Report
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas landed the #5 spot on the list. UARK is a large school located in Fayetteville, Arkansas that handed out 32 ’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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Georgia ranked #6 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southeast Region list. University of Georgia is a public institution located in Athens, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 29 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, Western Kentucky University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southeast Region list. Bowling Green, Kentucky is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s adult and continuing ed degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
James Madison University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Harrisonburg, Virginia, this large public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified ’s adult and continuing ed students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.
With a ranking of #9, Florida International University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southeast Region list. FIU is a large school located in Miami, Florida that handed out 16 ’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Georgia Southern University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools 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 ’s adult and continuing ed degrees to qualified students.
University of South Florida - Main Campus ranked #11 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southeast Region list. USF Tampa is a large public school situated in Tampa, Florida. It awarded 7 ’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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Adult & Continuing Education at University of South Florida - Main Campus
Regent University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified ’s adult and continuing ed students in 2020-2021.
University of Arkansas at Little Rock landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Arkansas at Little Rock is a medium-sized public school situated in Little Rock, Arkansas. It awarded 1 ’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #14, Virginia Commonwealth University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southeast Region list. Virginia Commonwealth University is a public institution located in Richmond, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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 Louisville did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #15. Louisville, Kentucky is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’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%.
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southeast Region list. Louisiana State University is a large school located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana that handed out 0 ’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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Welch College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #16. Gallatin, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s adult and continuing ed degrees to 0 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.
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