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Best Schools for Best in the Southeast Region
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall best education in the Southeast Region.
Top Schools in Best
No school ranked higher than University Of Kentucky this year for best. Set in the city of Lexington, University Of Kentucky is a very large public institution. About 71% of students finish within six years. There were roughly 21 best students who graduated with this degree at University Of Kentucky in the most recent data year. Graduates of the best program make about $49,568 in their early career. Typical student debt for the program is $24,094.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 1 school evaluated.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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