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2023 Best Trade Schools in the Southeast Region
With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Trade Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 390 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best programs for trade school students.
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Top Trade Schools in the Southeast Region of the U.S.
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Our analysis found Columbia Southern University to be the best school for trade school students in the Southeast Region . Located in Orange Beach, Alabama, the fairly large private for-profit school handed out 5,998 degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Clemson University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Clemson is a large public school situated in Clemson, South Carolina. It awarded 7,469 degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in Daytona Beach, Florida, the fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 1,567 degrees in 2021-2022.
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The excellent programs at Kennesaw State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best trade schools in the Southeast Region . Located in Kennesaw, Georgia, the large public school awarded 7,682 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Murray State University is a great place for trade school students. This medium-sized public school is located in Murray, Kentucky, and it awarded 2,172 degrees in 2021-2022.
With a ranking of #6, Herzing University - Atlanta did quite well on this year’s best schools for trade school students working. Herzing University - Atlanta is a very small private not-for-profit school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 275 degrees in 2021-2022.
Rasmussen University - Florida landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best trade school programs. Rasmussen University - Florida is a medium-sized private for-profit school situated in Ocala, Florida. It awarded 4,205 degrees in 2021-2022.
Herzing University - Kenner ranked #8 on this year’s Best Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Herzing University - Kenner is a very small private not-for-profit school situated in Metairie, Louisiana. It awarded 122 degrees in 2021-2022.
With a ranking of #9, East Carolina University did quite well on this year’s best schools for trade school students working. ECU is a large public school situated in Greenville, North Carolina. It awarded 6,984 degrees in 2021-2022.
James Madison University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. JMU is located in Harrisonburg, Virginia and has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 5,530 degrees to qualified students.
University of South Florida - Main Campus ranked #11 on this year’s Best Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. USF Tampa is a large public school situated in Tampa, Florida. It awarded 14,285 degrees in 2021-2022.
With a ranking of #12, Herzing University - Birmingham did quite well on this year’s best schools for trade school students working. Located in Birmingham, Alabama, the very small private not-for-profit school awarded 245 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ranked #13 on this year’s Best Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, the large public school handed out 9,997 degrees in 2021-2022.
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Elizabethtown Community and Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for trade school students. It came in at #14 on the list. This medium-sized public school is located in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, and it awarded 3,257 degrees in 2021-2022.
With a ranking of #15, Bluegrass Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for trade school students working. Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a public institution located in Lexington, Kentucky. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5,011 degrees in 2021-2022.
University of Florida came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Florida is a large public school located in Gainesville, Florida that handed out 18,084 degrees in 2021-2022.
Danville Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for trade school students. It came in at #17 on the list. Danville Community College is located in Danville, Virginia and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 779 degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #18, University of Mount Olive did quite well on this year’s best schools for trade school students working. Mount Olive, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out degrees to 649 students in 2021-2022.
Virginia Commonwealth University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for trade school students. It came in at #19 on the list. VCU is a large public school situated in Richmond, Virginia. It awarded 7,707 degrees in 2021-2022.
Old Dominion University landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best trade school programs. This large public school is located in Norfolk, Virginia, and it awarded 5,241 degrees in 2021-2022.
Augusta University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for trade school students. It came in at #21 on the list. Augusta University is a medium-sized public school situated in Augusta, Georgia. It awarded 2,543 degrees in 2021-2022.
With a ranking of #22, Mercer University did quite well on this year’s best schools for trade school students working. Macon, Georgia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out degrees to 2,845 students in 2021-2022.
South University, Montgomery did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for trade school students. It came in at #23 on the list. Montgomery, Alabama is the setting for this very small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out degrees to 93 students in 2021-2022.
Florida International University landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best trade school programs. FIU is located in Miami, Florida and has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 18,426 degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #25, University of Miami did quite well on this year’s best schools for trade school students working. U Miami is a private not-for-profit institution located in Coral Gables, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6,348 degrees in 2021-2022.
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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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