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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Education in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

6 Ranked Colleges
438 Degrees Awarded
$18,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Getting Aid” 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 Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Education in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Perkinston, Mississippi, and it awarded 27 associates’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $8,503 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Education students with aid per year to attend Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.

Read more about General Education at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

#2

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 #2 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Martinsburg, West Virginia, and it awarded 6 associates’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree education students with aid list, Blue Ridge Community and Technical College has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Blue Ridge Community and Technical College is $6,293 for southeast region associate degree education students with aid.

Full Blue Ridge Community and Technical College General Education Report

#3

Campbell University

Buies Creek, North Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Campbell University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. Campbell is located in Buies Creek, North Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 35 associates’s education degrees to qualified students.

Campbell also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Campbell is $24,544 for southeast region associate degree education students with aid.

Read more about General Education at Campbell University

#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 Getting Aid. Alderson Broaddus University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Philippi, West Virginia. It awarded 1 associates’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Alderson Broaddus University, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Alderson Broaddus University is $20,189 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Education students with aid.

Full Alderson Broaddus University General Education Report

#5

Cumberland University

Lebanon, Tennessee
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cumberland University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. CU is a small school located in Lebanon, Tennessee that handed out 9 associates’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

CU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $24,458 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Education students with aid per year to attend CU.

Read more about General Education at CU

#6

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Liberty University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Lynchburg, Virginia, and it awarded 42 associates’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

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 yearly cost to attend Liberty University is $28,903 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Education students with aid.

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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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