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2023 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in Georgia

12 Colleges
$21,979 Avg Salary
$14,178 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree School for You

Teacher Education Grade Specific is the most popular major in Georgia with 4,845 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

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The Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in Georgia ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 12 schools in Georgia to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for teaching students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in Georgia

The following schools top our list of the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools

#1

Georgia Military College

Milledgeville, GA

Our 2023 rankings named Georgia Military College the best school in Georgia for teacher education grade specific students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Milledgeville, Georgia Military College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

After completing their Associate Degree, grade specific ed graduates from Georgia Military College carry an average student debtload of $13,746.

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#2

Brenau University

Gainesville, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brenau University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in Georgia list. Located in the small city of Gainesville, Brenau is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Georgia Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in Georgia list. CGTC is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Warner Robins.

After completing their Associate Degree, grade specific ed graduates from CGTC carry an average student debtload of $21,806.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Atlanta Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education grade specific schools in Georgia. Atlanta Area Tech is a small public school located in the city of Atlanta.

The average amount in student loans that grade specific ed majors at Atlanta Area Tech take out while working on their Associate Degree is $29,010.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Georgia Piedmont Technical College is a great place for teacher education grade specific students working on their associate degree. Georgia Piedmont Technical College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Clarkston.

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Albany Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree teacher education grade specific programs. Located in the small city of Albany, Albany Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

While working on their Associate Degree, grade specific ed majors at Albany Technical College accumulate an average of around $28,532 in student debt.

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Georgia Northwestern Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education grade specific students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Rome.

On average, grade specific ed graduates from Georgia Northwestern Technical College take out $18,024 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#8

Gwinnett Technical College

Lawrenceville, GA

Gwinnett Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in Georgia list. Located in the suburb of Lawrenceville, GTC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average amount in student loans that grade specific ed majors at GTC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $22,446.

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Southern Crescent Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education grade specific students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Griffin, Southern Crescent Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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Augusta Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in Georgia ranking. Augusta Technical College is a small public school located in the midsize city of Augusta.

Grade Specific Ed majors at Augusta Technical College take out an average of $13,738 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kentucky 1,644
Tennessee 1,526
North Carolina 3,759
Florida 3,339
Virginia 1,857
West Virginia 533
South Carolina 1,615
Arkansas 1,727
Louisiana 780
Mississippi 1,592
Alabama 2,521

One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, teacher education grade specific has other similar majors worth exploring.

Grade Specific Ed Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Elementary Education 43,003
Early Childhood Education 32,920
Secondary Education 10,547
Teacher Education 9,949
Teacher Development & Methodology 6,165
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching 3,517
Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching 2,450
Adult & Continuing Education 1,074
Montessori Teacher Education 252
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods 140
College/Postsecondary/University Teaching 105
Online Educator/Online Teaching 79
International Teaching and Learning 25

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 12 schools only.

  • 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 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).
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