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2023 Best General Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

18 Colleges
$72,973 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Education Doctor's Degree School for You

General Education is the #12 most popular major in the country with 21,189 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best General Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the Southeast Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for education majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top 10 Best General Education Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

Our analysis found University of Georgia to be the best school for general education students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 18 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the # 3 spot on the list. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.

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#4

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Nova Southeastern University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a very large student population.

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#6

Delta State University

Cleveland, MS

Delta State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Delta State University is a small public school located in the town of Cleveland.

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With a ranking of #7, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well on this year’s best schools for general education students working on their doctor’s degree. UT Knoxville is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Knoxville.

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University of Central Florida did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public school with a very large student population.

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#9

Florida Southern College

Lakeland, FL

Florida Southern College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Lakeland, Florida Southern is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#10

University of Mississippi

University, MS

With a ranking of #10, University of Mississippi did quite well on this year’s best schools for general education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the town of University, Ole Miss is a public college with a very large student population.

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Best General Education Colleges by State

Explore the best general education schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 864
Florida 407
Georgia 106
North Carolina 144
Tennessee 309
Kentucky 87
Louisiana 77
Alabama 115
South Carolina 286
Mississippi 276
Arkansas 51
West Virginia 230

One of 14 majors within the area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 18 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to KOKUYO.

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