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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

6 Ranked Colleges
438 Degrees Awarded
$21,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 29,936 people earned their degree in general education, making the major the 35th most popular in the United States. 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 $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in general education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $75-$110k) 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 $75-$110k list. Blue Ridge Community and Technical College is a small school located in Martinsburg, West Virginia that handed out 6 associates’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

Blue Ridge Community and Technical College also made our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for Blue Ridge Community and Technical College is $9,361 for southeast region associate degree education students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on General Education at Blue Ridge Community and Technical College

#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 $75-$110k 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 located in Perkinston, Mississippi and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 27 associates’s education degrees to qualified students.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $12,786 for southeast region associate degree education students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.

Read full report on General Education at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

#3

Campbell University

Buies Creek, North Carolina

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Campbell University landed the #3 spot on the list. Campbell is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Buies Creek, North Carolina. It awarded 35 associates’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree education students whose families make $75-$110k list, Campbell has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $26,197 for southeast region associate degree education students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Campbell.

Full Campbell 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 Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Philippi, West Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s education students in 2019-2020.

Alderson Broaddus University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Alderson Broaddus University is $25,141 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Education students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Alderson Broaddus University General Education Report

#5

Cumberland University

Lebanon, Tennessee
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cumberland University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. 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.

CU also made our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $27,701 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Education students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend CU.

Full CU General Education Report

#6

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia
#2 in overall quality

Liberty University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Liberty University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Lynchburg, Virginia. It awarded 42 associates’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

Liberty University also made our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Liberty University is $29,843 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Education students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Liberty University General Education Report

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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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