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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

6 Ranked Colleges
438 Degrees Awarded
Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 29,936 people earned their degree in general education, making the major the 28th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 4,177 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 438 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general education programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The general education 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 “Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k”.

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Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Blue Ridge Community and Technical College

Martinsburg, West Virginia
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Blue Ridge Community and Technical College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Martinsburg, West Virginia, this small public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified associates’s general education students in 2019-2020.

Blue Ridge Community and Technical College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Blue Ridge Community and Technical College is $7,439 for southeast region associate degree general education students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about General Education at Blue Ridge Community and Technical College

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a medium-sized school located in Perkinston, Mississippi that handed out 27 associates’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $10,997 for southeast region associate degree general education students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.

Full Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College General Education Report

#3

Campbell University

Buies Creek, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Campbell University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Campbell University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Buies Creek, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 35 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree general education students whose families make $48-$75k list, Campbell has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $22,838 for southeast region associate degree general education students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Campbell University.

Full Campbell University General Education Report

#4

Alderson Broaddus University

Philippi, West Virginia
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Alderson Broaddus University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Alderson Broaddus University is a small school located in Philippi, West Virginia that handed out 1 associates’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.

Alderson Broaddus University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Alderson Broaddus University is $20,911 for southeast region associate degree general education students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#5

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Liberty University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Liberty University is located in Lynchburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 42 associates’s general education degrees to qualified students.

Liberty University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Liberty University is $27,831 for southeast region associate degree general education students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about General Education at Liberty University

#6

Cumberland University

Lebanon, Tennessee
#3 in overall quality

Cumberland University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #6. Cumberland University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lebanon, Tennessee. It awarded 9 associates’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.

CU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for CU is $28,079 for southeast region associate degree general education students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read full report on General Education at Cumberland University

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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

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees 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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