by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Adult and Continuing Ed Major” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 1,074 people earned their degree in adult and continuing education, making the major the 432nd most popular in the United States.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Adult and Continuing Ed Major” ranking analyzed 75 colleges that offered a degree in adult and continuing education. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in adult and continuing education.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Adult and Continuing Ed Major”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Adult and Continuing Ed Major list. Capella University is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 108 ’s adult and continuing ed degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Adult and Continuing Ed Major. Texas A&M College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 58 ’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Adult and Continuing Ed Major. Kansas State University is a large public school situated in Manhattan, Kansas. It awarded 61 ’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Adult and Continuing Ed Major list. Located in Norman, Oklahoma, this large public school awarded 53 diplomas to qualified ’s adult and continuing ed students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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 full report on Adult & Continuing Education at University of Oklahoma
Out of the 75 schools in the Most Well Attended Adult and Continuing Ed Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Troy University landed the #5 spot on the list. Troy, Alabama is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s adult and continuing ed degrees to 47 students in 2020-2021.
University of West Alabama ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Adult and Continuing Ed Major list. This medium-sized school is located in Livingston, Alabama, and it awarded 41 ’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of West Alabama Adult & Continuing Education Report
Teachers College at Columbia University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Adult and Continuing Ed Major ranking. Teachers College is located in New York, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 35 ’s adult and continuing ed degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%.
University of Arkansas ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Adult and Continuing Ed Major list. UARK is a large public school situated in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It awarded 32 ’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Cleveland State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Adult and Continuing Ed Major ranking, coming in at #9. This fairly large school is located in Cleveland, Ohio, and it awarded 29 ’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Georgia did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Adult and Continuing Ed Major ranking, coming in at #9. This large school is located in Athens, Georgia, and it awarded 29 ’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Adult & Continuing Education at University of Georgia
Rutgers University - New Brunswick ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Adult and Continuing Ed Major list. New Brunswick, New Jersey is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s adult and continuing ed degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Read more about Adult & Continuing Education at Rutgers University - New Brunswick
University of Houston - Victoria did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Adult and Continuing Ed Major ranking, coming in at #12. University of Houston - Victoria is a small public school situated in Victoria, Texas. It awarded 24 ’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Houston - Victoria Adult & Continuing Education Report
Northwestern Oklahoma State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Adult and Continuing Ed Major ranking, coming in at #13. This small school is located in Alva, Oklahoma, and it awarded 23 ’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Idaho did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Adult and Continuing Ed Major ranking, coming in at #14. Moscow, Idaho is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s adult and continuing ed degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Pennsylvania did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Adult and Continuing Ed Major ranking, coming in at #14. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s adult and continuing ed degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Adult & Continuing Education at University of Pennsylvania
University of Southern Maine ranked #16 on this year’s Most Well Attended Adult and Continuing Ed Major list. This medium-sized school is located in Portland, Maine, and it awarded 21 ’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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 Southern Maine Adult & Continuing Education Report
With a ranking of #17, Waldorf University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Adult and Continuing Ed Major list. Waldorf is a small school located in Forest City, Iowa that handed out 19 ’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2020-2021.
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Ball State University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Adult and Continuing Ed Major ranking. This large school is located in Muncie, Indiana, and it awarded 19 ’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Adult & Continuing Education at Ball State
Drake University ranked #19 on this year’s Most Well Attended Adult and Continuing Ed Major list. This small school is located in Des Moines, Iowa, and it awarded 17 ’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2020-2021.
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. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%.
Read more about Adult & Continuing Education at Drake University
Florida International University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Adult and Continuing Ed Major ranking. Located in Miami, Florida, this large public school awarded 16 diplomas to qualified ’s adult and continuing ed students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
Full Florida International University Adult & Continuing Education Report
Oregon State University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Adult and Continuing Ed Major ranking. Corvallis, Oregon is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s adult and continuing ed degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read more about Adult & Continuing Education at Oregon State University
With a ranking of #22, Buffalo State did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Adult and Continuing Ed Major list. Located in Buffalo, New York, this medium-sized public school awarded 18 degrees to qualified ’s adult and continuing ed students in 2020-2021.
Park University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Adult and Continuing Ed Major ranking, coming in at #23. Parkville, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s adult and continuing ed degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
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Morehead State University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Adult and Continuing Ed Major ranking. Morehead State University is a public institution located in Morehead, Kentucky. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 13 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Central Oklahoma landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Adult and Continuing Ed Major ranking. University of Central Oklahoma is a public institution located in Edmond, Oklahoma. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 23 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Central Oklahoma Adult & Continuing Education Report
SUNY Empire State College ranked #25 on this year’s Most Well Attended Adult and Continuing Ed Major list. SUNY Empire State College is a medium-sized school located in Saratoga Springs, New York that handed out 12 ’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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 full report on Adult & Continuing Education at SUNY Empire
Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Adult and Continuing Ed Major ranking, coming in at #25. Indiana University - Bloomington is a large school located in Bloomington, Indiana that handed out 13 ’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Adult & Continuing Education at Indiana University - Bloomington
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