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2023 Most Popular Online General Education Schools in the Southeast Region

11 Colleges
$45,577 Avg Salary
$24,252 Avg Student Debt

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online General Education Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Southeast Region to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online education programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .

#1

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Our analysis found Nova Southeastern University to be the most popular school for general education students who want to pursue an online degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#2

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Auburn University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online General Education Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a very large student population.

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#3

Union College Kentucky

Barbourville, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Union College Kentucky. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online General Education Schools in the Southeast Region list. Union College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Barbourville.

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#4

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online General Education Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 11 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Mississippi landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of North Alabama did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for general education students. It came in at #6 on the list. UNA is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Florence.

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#7

Delta State University

Cleveland, MS

Delta State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for general education students. It came in at #7 on the list. Delta State University is a small public school located in the remote town of Cleveland.

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American Public University System did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for general education students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online General Education Schools in the Southeast Region list. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Knoxville.

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#8

Saint Leo University

Saint Leo, FL

Saint Leo University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online General Education Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. St. Leo University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Saint Leo.

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Explore the most popular online 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

More General Education Rankings in the Southeast Region

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 11 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to KOKUYO.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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