by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
With 328,588 degrees handed out in 2021-2022, education is the 4th most popular major in the United States. In , education graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $46,195 and had an average of $29,274 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 77,214 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,155 and $30,267 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 3,368 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,020 and $16,931 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 209 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in education. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their education program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The education school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southeast Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree education students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Copiah-Lincoln Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Wesson, Mississippi, this small public school awarded 80 diplomas to qualified associates’s education students in 2021-2022.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Georgia State College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southeast Region. East Georgia State College is a small public school situated in Swainsboro, Georgia. It awarded 36 associates’s education degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arkansas State University Mid-South. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southeast Region. This small school is located in West Memphis, Arkansas, and it awarded 19 associates’s education degrees in 2021-2022.
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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clinton College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southeast Region. Clinton College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rock Hill, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Potomac State College of West Virginia University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Keyser, West Virginia, this small public school handed out 17 diplomas to qualified associates’s education students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Georgia Military College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Milledgeville, Georgia, this medium-sized public school awarded 103 degrees to qualified associates’s education students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.
With a ranking of #7, Itawamba Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southeast Region list. ICC is a small school located in Fulton, Mississippi that handed out 77 associates’s education degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Arkansas Northeastern College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Arkansas Northeastern College is a small school located in Blytheville, Arkansas that handed out 14 associates’s education degrees in 2021-2022.
Haywood Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Clyde, North Carolina, and it awarded 25 associates’s education degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Rasmussen University - Florida ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southeast Region list. Ocala, Florida is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s education degrees to 177 students in 2021-2022.
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. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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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Welch College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Welch is a small school located in Gallatin, Tennessee that handed out 10 associates’s education degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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 ranking of #12, James Sprunt Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southeast Region list. Kenansville, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s education degrees to 14 students in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Holmes Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southeast Region list. Holmes Community College is a small school located in Goodman, Mississippi that handed out 89 associates’s education degrees in 2021-2022.
Ozarka College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Melbourne, Arkansas, this small public school awarded 24 degrees to qualified associates’s education students in 2021-2022.
Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southeast Region list. Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas is a public institution located in Helena, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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Arkansas State University - Beebe did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #16. Arkansas State University - Beebe is located in Beebe, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 43 associates’s education degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%.
Read more about Education at Arkansas State University - Beebe
Roanoke-Chowan Community College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Ahoskie, North Carolina, this small public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified associates’s education students in 2021-2022.
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With a ranking of #18, Stanly Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Albemarle, North Carolina, this small public school handed out 46 diplomas to qualified associates’s education students in 2021-2022.
Edgecombe Community College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Edgecombe Community College is a small school located in Tarboro, North Carolina that handed out 10 associates’s education degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Sampson Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #20. Located in Clinton, North Carolina, this small public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified associates’s education students in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
With a ranking of #21, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southeast Region list. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Perkinston, Mississippi. It awarded 128 associates’s education degrees in 2021-2022.
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With a ranking of #22, New River Community and Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southeast Region list. Beaver, West Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s education degrees to 6 students in 2021-2022.
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Motlow State Community College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Tullahoma, Tennessee, this medium-sized public school handed out 27 diplomas to qualified associates’s education students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Southeastern Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #24. Whiteville, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s education degrees to 9 students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
North Arkansas College ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Harrison, Arkansas, this small public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified associates’s education students in 2021-2022.
Not only did these schools make the top 32 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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