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2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

14 Colleges
$24,779 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$64,256 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 110,226 degrees and certificates were awarded to teacher education grade specific students, making the major the most popular in the country.

There are so many teaching programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for grade specific ed students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for grade specific ed majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Kennesaw State University to be the best value school for teacher education grade specific students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the large suburb of Kennesaw, KSU Georgia is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at KSU Georgia are $21,174 a year.

KSU Georgia also made our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #5.

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#2

Brenau University

Gainesville, GA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Brenau University is a great value for teacher education grade specific students working on their doctor’s degree. Brenau is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Gainesville.

Brenau graduate students pay an average of $13,940 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

Out of the 14 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the # 3 spot on the list. UGA is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Athens.

UGA graduate students pay an average of $27,464 in tuition and fees each year.

UGA also took the #3 spot in our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region rankings.

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Out of the 14 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Jackson State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Jackson State is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Jackson.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Jackson State are $9,445 per year.

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#5

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Arkansas is a great value for teacher education grade specific students working on their doctor’s degree. UARK is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fayetteville.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UARK are $22,563 a year.

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University of Alabama at Birmingham came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UAB is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UAB are $19,188 a year.

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Georgia State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree teacher education grade specific programs. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Georgia State graduate students pay an average of $24,790 in tuition and fees each year.

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Florida International University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree teacher education grade specific programs. FIU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Miami.

FIU graduate students pay an average of $24,211 in tuition and fees each year.

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Northwestern State University of Louisiana landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree teacher education grade specific programs. NSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Natchitoches.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NSU are $20,402 a year.

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#10

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Auburn University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Auburn is a very large public school located in the city of Auburn.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Auburn are $31,986 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Auburn also did well on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges by State

Explore the best teacher education grade specific schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kentucky 1,644
Tennessee 1,526
North Carolina 3,759
Georgia 4,845
Florida 3,339
Virginia 1,857
West Virginia 533
South Carolina 1,615
Arkansas 1,727
Louisiana 780
Mississippi 1,592
Alabama 2,521

Teacher Education Grade Specific is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.

Grade Specific Ed Concentrations

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 14 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 Vgrigas.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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