2021 Best General Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region
6Colleges
696Bachelor's Degrees
$25,987Avg Cost*
Finding the Best General Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best General Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer a bachelor's in education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general education programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general education program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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2021 Best General Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying education.
Best General Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Florida Atlantic University tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Southeast Region that are best for non-traditional general education students. Located in the small city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public school with a fairly large student population. FAU also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for General Education in the Southeast Region rankings.
The student loan default rate at FAU is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. Approximately 14,436 students take at least one class online at FAU. There are roughly 11,860 part time students in attendance at FAU.
Our rankings recognize Florida Gulf Coast University as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large suburb of Fort Myers, FGCU is a public school with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at FGCU, the school also landed the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for General Education in the Southeast Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. Approximately 5,017 students take at least one class online at FGCU. 3,843 of FGCU students are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Flagler College - St Augustine as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Flagler St. Augustine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Augustine. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Flagler St. Augustine has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for General Education in the Southeast Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. There are approximately 433 students at Flagler St. Augustine that take at least one class online. There are roughly 98 part time students in attendance at Flagler St. Augustine.
Fairmont State University landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best general education schools for non-traditional students. Located in the town of Fairmont, Fairmont State is a public school with a small student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Fairmont State, the school also landed the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for General Education in the Southeast Region ranking.
About 3.6% of Fairmont State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 1,782 students at Fairmont State that take at least one class online. 989 of Fairmont State students are attending part time.
The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Arkansas. UARK is a very large public school located in the city of Fayetteville. UARK also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for General Education in the Southeast Region rankings.
The student loan default rate at UARK is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 6,821 students take at least one class online at UARK. There are roughly 5,786 part time students in attendance at UARK.
Belmont Abbey College comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. Located in the midsize suburb of Belmont, BAC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. BAC also made our Best Colleges for General Education in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #6.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 3.1%. Approximately 312 students take at least one class online at BAC. 146 students are part time.
Non-Traditional Student Rankings in Majors Related to Education
General Education is one of 14 different types of Education programs to choose from.
Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 6 schools only.
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 the rest 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).
