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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

6 Ranked Colleges
438 Degrees Awarded
$17,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

General Education is the 35th most popular major in the country with 29,936 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $47,138 and had an average of $29,674 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 4,177 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,486 and $33,384 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in general education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general education programs that also have a lower cost than 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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Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Blue Ridge Community and Technical College

Martinsburg, West Virginia

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 Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Blue Ridge Community and Technical College is a public institution located in Martinsburg, West Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Blue Ridge Community and Technical College, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Blue Ridge Community and Technical College is $6,744 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Education students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a medium-sized school located in Perkinston, Mississippi that handed out 27 associates’s 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. The yearly cost to attend Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is $8,361 for southeast region associate degree education students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College General Education Report

#3

Campbell University

Buies Creek, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Campbell University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Campbell is a medium-sized school located in Buies Creek, North Carolina that handed out 35 associates’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

Campbell also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $22,212 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Education students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Campbell University.

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#4

Alderson Broaddus University

Philippi, West Virginia
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alderson Broaddus University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Alderson Broaddus University is located in Philippi, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 associates’s education degrees to qualified students.

Alderson Broaddus University also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $17,780 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Education students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Alderson Broaddus University.

Full Alderson Broaddus University General Education Report

#5

Cumberland University

Lebanon, Tennessee
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Cumberland University landed the #5 spot on the list. Lebanon, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s education degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend CU is $23,701 for southeast region associate degree education students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Cumberland University General Education Report

#6

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia
#2 in overall quality

Liberty University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Liberty University is a large school located in Lynchburg, Virginia that handed out 42 associates’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

Liberty University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Liberty University is $26,124 for southeast region associate degree education students whose families make $30-$48k.

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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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