2023 Best General Education Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best General Education Master'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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best General Education Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 53 schools in the Southeast Region to see which master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best General Education Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best General Education Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found University of Virginia - Main Campus to be the best school for general education students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a very large student population.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Vanderbilt University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in the Southeast Region . Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.
The excellent master’s degree programs at James Madison University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in the Southeast Region . JMU is a very large public school located in the city of Harrisonburg.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a great place for general education students working on their master’s degree. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.
Clayton State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Morrow, Clayton State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Shenandoah University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Winchester, Shenandoah is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Clemson University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson.
University of Mary Washington did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Fredericksburg, UMW is a public school with a small student population.
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Augusta University ranked #10 on this year’s Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Augusta University is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Augusta.
Best General Education Colleges by State
Explore the best general education colleges 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 |
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General Education Related Rankings by Major
One of 14 majors within the area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Education
| 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 25 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).
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