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2023 Most Popular Online General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

5 Colleges
$21,881 Avg Salary
$12,730 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular Online General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Southeast Region to see which online associate degree programs were the most popular for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing an online associate degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College the most popular online school in the Southeast Region for general education students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Perkinston, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 110 students majoring in education at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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#2

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 88% of the education majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Volunteer State Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. VSCC is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Gallatin.

Read full report on General Education at Volunteer State Community College

The in-demand online associate degree programs at Horry-Georgetown Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the small city of Conway, Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 11 students majoring in education at Horry-Georgetown Technical College, 9% are male and 91% are female.

Full General Education at Horry-Georgetown Technical College Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Florida National University - Main Campus is a great place for general education students working on their online associate degree. Florida National University - Main Campus is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Hialeah.

Full General Education at Florida National University - Main Campus Report

Explore the most popular online 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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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 5 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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