2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Education Administration Major
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In 2021-2022, 365 people earned their degree in adult & continuing education administration, making the major the 624th most popular in the United States.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 269 adult & continuing education administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,979 and $43,370 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Education Administration Major” ranking analyzed 17 colleges that offered a degree in adult & continuing education administration. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their adult & continuing education administration program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Education Administration Major
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Education Administration Major”.
Top 17 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education Administration
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carroll University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Education Administration Major list. Located in Waukesha, Wisconsin, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s adult and continuing education administration students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Carroll U Adult & Continuing Education Administration Report
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Education Administration Major that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina A & T State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Greensboro, North Carolina, this fairly large public school handed out 19 diplomas to qualified masters’s adult and continuing education administration students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the District of Columbia. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Education Administration Major list. University of the District of Columbia is a small public school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 1 masters’s adult and continuing education administration degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
Full University of the District of Columbia Adult & Continuing Education Administration Report
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Education Administration Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Phoenix - Arizona is a large private for-profit school situated in Phoenix, Arizona. It awarded 138 masters’s adult and continuing education administration degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Illinois University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Education Administration Major. Dekalb, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s adult and continuing education administration degrees to 18 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Bradley University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Education Administration Major list. Bradley is a medium-sized school located in Peoria, Illinois that handed out 10 masters’s adult and continuing education administration degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Coppin State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Education Administration Major ranking, coming in at #7. Coppin State University is located in Baltimore, Maryland and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 masters’s adult and continuing education administration degrees to qualified 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.
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North Carolina State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Education Administration Major ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 43 diplomas to qualified masters’s adult and continuing education administration students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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East Carolina University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Education Administration Major ranking. This large school is located in Greenville, North Carolina, and it awarded 21 masters’s adult and continuing education administration degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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 Administration at East Carolina University
Central Michigan University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Education Administration Major ranking. Central Michigan University is a fairly large school located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan that handed out 3 masters’s adult and continuing education administration degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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University of Central Oklahoma did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Education Administration Major ranking, coming in at #11. UCO is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 masters’s adult and continuing education administration degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Adult & Continuing Education Administration at University of Central Oklahoma
University of Arkansas landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Education Administration Major ranking. Located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, this large public school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified masters’s adult and continuing education administration students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, 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 87%.
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City University of Seattle landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Education Administration Major ranking. Seattle, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s adult and continuing education administration degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full City University of Seattle Adult & Continuing Education Administration Report
Ball State University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Education Administration Major ranking. Located in Muncie, Indiana, this fairly large public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified masters’s adult and continuing education administration students in 2021-2022.
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%.
Read full report on Adult & Continuing Education Administration at Ball State
Washington State University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Education Administration Major list. Washington State University is a large school located in Pullman, Washington that handed out 0 masters’s adult and continuing education administration degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.
Full Washington State University Adult & Continuing Education Administration Report
Loyola University Chicago came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Education Administration Major ranking. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified masters’s adult and continuing education administration students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Adult & Continuing Education Administration at Loyola University Chicago
Universidad del Este landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Education Administration Major ranking. Universidad del Este is a private not-for-profit institution located in Carolina, Puerto Rico. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% 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%.
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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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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