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2023 Most Popular General Education Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee

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

Finding the Best General Education Associate Degree School for You

General Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in Tennessee. With 605 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Most Popular General Education Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in Tennessee to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Education program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Motlow State Community College the most popular school in Tennessee for general education students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Tullahoma, Motlow is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 95% of the education majors at the school.

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Out of the 13 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia State Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Columbia State Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Columbia.

Of the 31 students majoring in education at Columbia State Community College, 6% are male and 94% are female.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Roane State Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general education schools in Tennessee. Located in the distant town of Harriman, Roane State Community College is a public college with a small student population.

About 82% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 18% are male.

The average amount in student loans that education majors at Roane State Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $9,573.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Pellissippi State Community College is a great place for general education students working on their associate degree. Pellissippi State Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Knoxville.

Women make up 96% of the education majors at the school.

Education majors at Pellissippi State Community College take out an average of $8,654 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Out of the 13 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Volunteer State Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Gallatin, VSCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Walters State Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Morristown, WSCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 78% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 22% are male.

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Chattanooga State Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Education Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. Chattanooga State Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Chattanooga.

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With a ranking of #8, Northeast State Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Blountville, Northeast State Technical Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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#9

Cumberland University

Lebanon, TN

Cumberland University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the town of Lebanon, CU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Jackson State Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general education students to get a associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. JSCC is a small public school located in the small city of Jackson.

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Best General Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Education Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kentucky 95
North Carolina 255
Florida 622
Georgia 117
Virginia 918
West Virginia 301
South Carolina 352
Arkansas 133
Louisiana 116
Mississippi 407
Alabama 115

General Education is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.

Education Focus Areas

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 13 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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