by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2021-2022, 29,389 people earned their degree in general education, making the major the 31st most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 4,289 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 2,059 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,462 and $43,311 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 67 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general education. That schools that top this list have a program in general 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 master’s degree general education students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tusculum University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Greeneville, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 66 diplomas to qualified masters’s general education students in 2021-2022.
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Out of the 67 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Midway University landed the #2 spot on the list. Midway University is located in Midway, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 22 masters’s general education degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Longwood University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Farmville, Virginia, and it awarded 56 masters’s general education degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bryan College - Dayton. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region. Bryan College - Dayton is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dayton, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 29 masters’s degrees 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%.
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Out of the 67 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Welch College landed the #5 spot on the list. Welch is a private not-for-profit institution located in Gallatin, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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.
University of Mary Washington came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Fredericksburg, Virginia, and it awarded 66 masters’s general education degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Belhaven University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Belhaven University is located in Jackson, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 227 masters’s general education degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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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Concord University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region list. Concord University is a public institution located in Athens, West Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 21 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.
James Madison University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Harrisonburg, Virginia, and it awarded 286 masters’s general education degrees in 2021-2022.
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 0.8% 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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Milligan University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #10. Milligan University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Milligan, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Converse College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Converse College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Anderson University South Carolina came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Anderson University South Carolina is located in Anderson, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 77 masters’s general education degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Bethany College West Virginia came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Bethany College West Virginia is located in Bethany, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 masters’s general education degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Union University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Jackson, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 23 diplomas to qualified masters’s general education students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Piedmont International University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and it awarded 5 masters’s general education degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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Cumberland University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Cumberland University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lebanon, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
Bethel University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in McKenzie, Tennessee, and it awarded 16 masters’s general education degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Christian Brothers University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Memphis, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s general education degrees to 20 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Clemson University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #19. Located in Clemson, South Carolina, this large public school awarded 130 diplomas to qualified masters’s general education students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national 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.
Morehead State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #20. Morehead State University is a public institution located in Morehead, Kentucky. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 28 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
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Shepherd University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Shepherd University is a small public school situated in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. It awarded 15 masters’s general education degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Shenandoah University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #22. This small school is located in Winchester, Virginia, and it awarded 9 masters’s general education degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
San Ignacio University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Doral, Florida, and it awarded 5 masters’s general education degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
Marshall University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Marshall University is a fairly large school located in Huntington, West Virginia that handed out 42 masters’s general education degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.
University of Virginia - Main Campus ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Southeast Region list. University of Virginia - Main Campus is located in Charlottesville, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 165 masters’s general education degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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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