2025 Best Adult & Continuing Education Schools
24
Colleges in the United States
987
Adult and Continuing Ed Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in
adult & continuing education, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #432 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 24 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for adult & continuing education students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 987 degrees in adult & continuing education to qualified students.
What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings
Choosing a Great Adult & Continuing Education School
The adult and continuing ed program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Adult & Continuing Education rankings. We derive our Best Overall Adult & Continuing Education School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Adult & Continuing Education Rankings by Degree Level
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Adult & Continuing Education Schools list to help you make the college decision.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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Best Schools for Adult & Continuing Education in the United States
The schools below may not offer all types of adult and continuing ed degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
10 Top Schools in Adult and Continuing Ed
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in adult & continuing education. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public university located in the city of Minneapolis. A Best Colleges rank of #45 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.
There were approximately 13 adult & continuing education students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in adult & continuing education from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In GA
35
Adult and Continuing Ed Degrees Awarded
Any student pursuing a degree in adult & continuing education has to check out University of Georgia. UGA is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Athens. A Best Colleges rank of #69 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.
There were approximately 35 adult & continuing education students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in adult & continuing education from University of Georgia
Ball State University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in adult & continuing education. Located in the small city of Muncie, Ball State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #181 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Ball State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 20 adult & continuing education students who graduated with this degree at Ball State in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in adult & continuing education from Ball State University
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In KS
31
Adult and Continuing Ed Degrees Awarded
Every student who is interested in adult & continuing education needs to check out Kansas State University. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #269 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means K -State is a great university overall.
There were about 31 adult & continuing education students who graduated with this degree at K -State in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in adult & continuing education from Kansas State University
Located in the small city of Bellingham, WWU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #287 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means WWU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 13 adult & continuing education students who graduated with this degree at WWU in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in adult & continuing education from Western Washington University
Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means IU Bloomington is a great university overall.
There were about 19 adult & continuing education students who graduated with this degree at IU Bloomington in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in adult & continuing education from Indiana University - Bloomington
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In OK
University of Oklahoma is a very large public university located in the suburb of Norman. A Best Colleges rank of #191 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means University of Oklahoma is a great university overall.
There were roughly 29 adult & continuing education students who graduated with this degree at University of Oklahoma in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in adult & continuing education from University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In AL
39
Adult and Continuing Ed Degrees Awarded
Located in the town of Troy, TROY is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 24th out of 42 schools for overall quality in the state of Alabama.
There were approximately 39 adult & continuing education students who graduated with this degree at TROY in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in adult & continuing education from Troy University
Westminster College Salt Lake is a small private not-for-profit college located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City. This college ranks 8th out of 11 schools for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were about 9 adult & continuing education students who graduated with this degree at Westminster College Salt Lake in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in adult & continuing education from Westminster College Utah
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In AZ
Grand Canyon University is a fairly large private for-profit university located in the city of Phoenix. A Best Colleges rank of #144 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Grand Canyon University is a great university overall.
There were approximately 4 adult & continuing education students who graduated with this degree at Grand Canyon University in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in adult & continuing education from Grand Canyon University
