2023 Best Value General Education Schools in the Southeast Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General Education 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 Value General Education Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 71 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for education students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value General Education Schools in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for education majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Best General Education Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Delta State University the best value school in the Southeast Region for general education students. Delta State University is a small public school located in the remote town of Cleveland.
Delta State University undergraduate students pay an average of $8,360 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 71 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Union College Kentucky landed the # 2 spot on the list. Union College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Barbourville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Union College are $28,889 a year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi University for Women. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value General Education Schools in the Southeast Region list. MUW is a small public school located in the remote town of Columbus.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MUW are $7,756 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cumberland University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value General Education Schools in the Southeast Region list. CU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Lebanon.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CU are $25,412 per year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Piedmont College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value General Education Schools in the Southeast Region list. Piedmont College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Demorest.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Piedmont College are $28,340 per year.
Piedmont College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best General Education Schools in the Southeast Region list.
Harding University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value General Education Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Searcy, Harding is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Harding are $22,230 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Harding also did well on our Best General Education Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Clayton State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Education Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Morrow, Clayton State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Clayton State University are $16,290 a year.
University of North Alabama ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value General Education Schools in the Southeast Region list. UNA is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Florence.
UNA undergraduate students pay an average of $20,220 in tuition and fees each year.
Converse College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value general education programs. Located in the small city of Spartanburg, Converse is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Converse are $19,850 per year.
With a ranking of #10, University of Southern Mississippi did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general education students. Located in the city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southern Miss are $11,204 per year.
Read full report on General Education at University of Southern Mississippi
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional great value schools for General Education graduate students in the Southeast Region seeking value that almost earned our Best Value General Education Schools in the Southeast Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Tusculum University | Greeneville, TN |
| 12 | Midway University | Midway, KY |
| 13 | University of Lynchburg | Lynchburg, VA |
| 14 | Union University | Jackson, TN |
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 |
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Majors Related to Education
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.
- 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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