2023 Best Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
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Top Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region of the U.S.
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Our analysis found Duke University to be the best school for students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southeast Region .
Duke does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 2% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Georgia Tech does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 88% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
University of Virginia does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 75% took at least some of their classes online.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vanderbilt University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
One thing to take note of is that Vanderbilt does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 67% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a great place for students working on their master’s degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UNC Chapel Hill. In 2019-2020 about 77% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Wake Forest University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
Wake Forest University does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 67% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Emory University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Emory. In fact, around 74% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #8, Virginia Tech did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Virginia Tech. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 63% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Berry College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Berry does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 98% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #10, William & Mary did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
William & Mary does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 85% took at least some of their classes online.
North Carolina State University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
NC State does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 78% took at least some of their classes online.
University of Richmond did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list.
James Madison University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since JMU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 68% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Elon University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list.
Christopher Newport University landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
One thing to take note of is that CNU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 66% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Georgia came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
UGA does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 18% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
George Mason University ranked #17 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
One thing to take note of is that GMU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 87% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Florida did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #18 on the list.
Online graduate courses are available at UF, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 79% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Sewanee - The University of the South ranked #19 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Sewanee. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 33% took at least some of their classes online.
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach. During the 2019-2020 year, about 45% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Auburn University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #21 on the list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Auburn. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 35% took at least some of their classes online.
Clemson University ranked #22 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Clemson. In 2019-2020 about 69% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Citadel Military College of South Carolina landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since The Citadel does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 76% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Belmont University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
One thing to take note of is that Belmont does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 37% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #25, Augusta University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
Augusta University does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 49% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Rest of the Top 15% Best Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region of the U.S.
Not only did these schools make the top 40 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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These schools also performed well in our best schools ranking:
| Rank | School | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 41 | Marymount University | Arlington, VA |
| 42 | High Point University | High Point, NC |
| 43 | University of South Carolina - Columbia | Columbia, SC |
| 44 | Georgia College & State University | Milledgeville, GA |
| 45 | Radford University | Radford, VA |
| 46 | Bellarmine University | Louisville, KY |
| 47 | Florida Gulf Coast University | Fort Myers, FL |
| 48 | Florida State University | Tallahassee, FL |
| 49 | Samford University | Birmingham, AL |
| 50 | University of West Alabama | Livingston, AL |
| 51 | Wingate University | Wingate, NC |
| 52 | Appalachian State University | Boone, NC |
| 53 | Virginia Commonwealth University | Richmond, VA |
Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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