2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southeast Region
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2021-2022, 987 people earned their degree in adult & continuing education, making the major the 432nd most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 269 adult & continuing education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 197 adult & continuing education graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,462 and $43,311 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 15 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in adult & continuing education. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their adult & continuing education program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southeast Region”.
Top 15 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education in the Southeast Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of West Alabama. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southeast Region. University of West Alabama is located in Livingston, Alabama and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 47 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Adult & Continuing Education at University of West Alabama
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Troy University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southeast Region list. TROY is a fairly large school located in Troy, Alabama that handed out 37 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Morehead State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southeast Region. Morehead State University is a public institution located in Morehead, Kentucky. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees 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 more about Adult & Continuing Education at Morehead State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arkansas. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southeast Region. 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 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Adult & Continuing Education at University of Arkansas
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern State University of Louisiana. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southeast Region list. Northwestern State University of Louisiana is a medium-sized school located in Natchitoches, Louisiana that handed out 8 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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 Northwestern State University of Louisiana
University of Georgia ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Athens, Georgia, this large public school handed out 26 diplomas to qualified masters’s adult and continuing ed students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. 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 UGA Adult & Continuing Education Report
Western Kentucky University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. This fairly large school is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and it awarded 4 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full WKU Adult & Continuing Education Report
With a ranking of #8, James Madison University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southeast Region list. JMU is located in Harrisonburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 14 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees to qualified students.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Adult & Continuing Education at James Madison University
Georgia Southern University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Statesboro, Georgia, and it awarded 0 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Adult & Continuing Education at GaSou
Florida International University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #10. This large school is located in Miami, Florida, and it awarded 14 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Florida International University Adult & Continuing Education Report
University of South Florida - Main Campus ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southeast Region list. USF Tampa is a large public school situated in Tampa, Florida. It awarded 0 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2021-2022.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
Read full report on Adult & Continuing Education at University of South Florida - Main Campus
University of Arkansas at Little Rock landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Little Rock, Arkansas, and it awarded 3 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees 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 UA Little Rock
Virginia Commonwealth University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Richmond, Virginia, this large public school handed out 10 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 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full VCU Adult & Continuing Education Report
University of Louisville did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #14. This large school is located in Louisville, Kentucky, and it awarded 0 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Adult & Continuing Education at University of Louisville
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Adult and Continuing Ed Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is a public institution located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Adult & Continuing Education at Louisiana State University
