2023 Most Popular Online General Education Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Most Popular Online General Education 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 Most Popular Online General Education Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 20 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular online programs for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
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2023 Most Popular Online General Education Schools in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online General Education Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Online General Education Schools
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 college with a fairly large student population.
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The excellent online programs at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the rural area of Perkinston, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
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The excellent online programs at Liberty University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
After completing their degree, education graduates from Liberty University carry an average student debtload of $39,000.
The excellent online programs at University of Florida helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in the Southeast Region . UF is a very large public school located in the city of Gainesville.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auburn University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online General Education Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a very large student population.
Volunteer State Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best general education programs. VSCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Gallatin.
Union College Kentucky did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for general education students. It came in at #7 on the list. Union College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Barbourville.
University of Florida-Online came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online General Education Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF Online is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Horry-Georgetown Technical College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best general education programs. Located in the small city of Conway, Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
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University of Southern Mississippi ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online General Education Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Most Popular Online General Education Colleges by State
Explore the most popular online general education colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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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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General Education Related Majors
One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.
Education Concentrations
Major | Annual Graduates |
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General Education | 29,810 |
Majors Similar to Education
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 20 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.
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