2025 Best Adult & Continuing Education Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

a doctor's degree in adult & continuing education administration is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #227 out of 862 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for adult & continuing education administration students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 40 doctor's degrees in adult & continuing education administration during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on adult & continuing education administration students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other adult & continuing education administration students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized adult & continuing education administration related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for adult & continuing education administration students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The adult and continuing education administration school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Adult & Continuing Education Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Adult & Continuing Education Administration in the Southeast Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in adult & continuing education administration.

Top Southeast Region Schools for a Doctorate in Adult and Continuing Education Administration

1

University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

27 Annual Graduates

University of Arkansas is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in adult & continuing education administration. Located in the city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in adult & continuing education administration from University of Arkansas

2

North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat North Carolina State University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in adult & continuing education administration. NC State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Raleigh.More information about a doctorate in adult & continuing education administration from North Carolina State University

Best Adult & Continuing Education Administration Colleges by State

Explore the best adult & continuing education administration colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
North Carolina	190	6
Georgia	190	4
Arkansas	74	6

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Rankings in Majors Related to Adult and Continuing Education Administration

Adult & Continuing Education Administration is one of 13 different types of Educational Administration programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Adult and Continuing Education Administration

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Educational Leadership & Administration	1,613
Other Educational Administration & Supervision	365
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	298
Educational, Instructional, & Curriculum Supervision	80
Community College Education	8
Superintendency & Educational System Administration	2
Administration of Special Education	1

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Shai-WMIL. More about our data sources and methodologies.