2023 Best Value General Education Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General Education Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 29,810 general education students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #5 most popular in the country.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Best Value General Education Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 53 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for education students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Check out the education master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best General Education Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Mississippi University for Women the best value school in the Southeast Region for general education students working on their master’s degree. MUW is a small public school located in the town of Columbus.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate 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 #2 on our 2023 Best Value General Education Master’s Degree 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 graduate students at CU are $7,500 per year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Piedmont College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value General Education Master’s Degree 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 graduate students at Piedmont College are $11,020 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Piedmont College also did well on our Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Harding University is a great value for general education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Searcy, Harding is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Harding graduate students pay an average of $11,080 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Harding also did well on our Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Clayton State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general education schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the suburb of Morrow, Clayton State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Clayton State University are $12,736 a year.
With a ranking of #6, Converse College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Spartanburg, Converse is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Converse graduate students pay an average of $7,698 in tuition and fees each year.
Tusculum University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree general education programs. Tusculum is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Greeneville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Tusculum are $7,200 per year.
Midway University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the rural area of Midway, Midway is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Midway are $7,464 a year.
With a ranking of #9, University of Lynchburg did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Lynchburg is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lynchburg are $11,759 per year.
Union University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Union is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Jackson.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Union are $11,666 a year.
Best General Education Colleges by State
Explore the best general education colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 95 |
| Tennessee | 605 |
| North Carolina | 255 |
| Georgia | 117 |
| Florida | 622 |
| Virginia | 918 |
| West Virginia | 301 |
| South Carolina | 352 |
| Arkansas | 133 |
| Louisiana | 116 |
| Mississippi | 407 |
| Alabama | 115 |
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Majors Related to Education
One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.
Education Concentrations
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Education | 29,810 |
Majors Similar to Education
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 110,226 |
| Educational Administration | 46,469 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 43,297 |
| Special Education | 36,792 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 19,832 |
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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