2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education
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Adult & Continuing Education is the 432nd most popular major in the country with 987 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 723 adult & continuing education graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,979 and $43,370 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major” ranking, we looked at 62 colleges that offer a degree in adult & continuing education. That schools that top this list have a program in adult & continuing education in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major
The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree adult and continuing ed students.
Top 25 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education
Out of the 62 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern Oklahoma State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Northwestern Oklahoma State University is a small school located in Alva, Oklahoma that handed out 18 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees 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%.
Full NWOSU Adult & Continuing Education Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of West Alabama. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major list. This medium-sized school is located in Livingston, Alabama, and it awarded 47 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Adult & Continuing Education at University of West Alabama
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Muskingum University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major list. Muskingum is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Concord, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Adult & Continuing Education at Muskingum University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Waldorf University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major. Forest City, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees to 16 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Waldorf University Adult & Continuing Education Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston - Victoria. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major. UH Victoria is a small school located in Victoria, Texas that handed out 18 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full UH Victoria Adult & Continuing Education Report
City University of Seattle landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major ranking. This small school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 4 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on Adult & Continuing Education at City University of Seattle
With a ranking of #7, Drake University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major list. Located in Des Moines, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified masters’s adult and continuing ed students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Adult & Continuing Education at Drake
With a ranking of #8, Troy University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major list. Troy, Alabama is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees to 37 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Adult & Continuing Education at TROY
University of Southern Maine landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major ranking. University of Southern Maine is a public institution located in Portland, Maine. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Adult & Continuing Education at University of Southern Maine
Point Park University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major ranking. Point Park is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Point Park Adult & Continuing Education Report
With a ranking of #11, Teachers College at Columbia University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major list. Teachers College is a small school located in New York, New York that handed out 19 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Teachers College at Columbia University Adult & Continuing Education Report
Morehead State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major ranking. Located in Morehead, Kentucky, this medium-sized public school handed out 14 degrees to qualified masters’s adult and continuing ed students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Adult & Continuing Education at Morehead State University
Kansas State University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major list. K -State is a public institution located in Manhattan, Kansas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 19 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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 freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full K -State Adult & Continuing Education Report
University of Idaho landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major ranking. This fairly large school is located in Moscow, Idaho, and it awarded 16 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Adult & Continuing Education at U of I
Cleveland State University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major ranking. Cleveland State University is a fairly large school located in Cleveland, Ohio that handed out 20 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.
Full Cleveland State University Adult & Continuing Education Report
Buffalo State came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major ranking. Buffalo State is a medium-sized school located in Buffalo, New York that handed out 15 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Adult & Continuing Education at Buffalo State
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major ranking. Norman, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees to 25 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Adult & Continuing Education at University of Oklahoma
Park University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Parkville, Missouri, and it awarded 13 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Adult & Continuing Education at Park University
With a ranking of #19, Westminster College Utah did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major list. Westminster College Salt Lake is a private not-for-profit institution located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Adult & Continuing Education at Westminster College Salt Lake
University of Arkansas landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major ranking. UARK is a public institution located in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 20 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.
Full University of Arkansas Adult & Continuing Education Report
SUNY Empire State College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major list. SUNY Empire is a public institution located in Saratoga Springs, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
Read full report on Adult & Continuing Education at SUNY Empire
With a ranking of #22, Widener University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major list. This medium-sized school is located in Chester, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 6 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%.
Full Widener Adult & Continuing Education Report
University of Central Oklahoma came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major ranking. University of Central Oklahoma is a fairly large public school situated in Edmond, Oklahoma. It awarded 9 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Adult & Continuing Education at University of Central Oklahoma
Texas A&M University - Kingsville did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major ranking, coming in at #24. Texas A&M Kingsville is a medium-sized school located in Kingsville, Texas that handed out 5 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Texas A&M Kingsville Adult & Continuing Education Report
Northwestern State University of Louisiana landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major ranking. Located in Natchitoches, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s adult and continuing ed students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Adult & Continuing Education at Northwestern State University of Louisiana
