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2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in Georgia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

41 Colleges
$4,565 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$35,661 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific 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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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in Georgia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 41 schools in Georgia to see which ones offered the best value 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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in Georgia

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

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools

$3,042 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Central Georgia Technical College the best value school in Georgia for teacher education grade specific students. CGTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Warner Robins.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CGTC are $3,042 a year. While working on their degree, grade specific ed majors at CGTC accumulate an average of around $15,689 in student debt.

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$2,996 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Albany Technical College is a great value for teacher education grade specific students. Located in the city of Albany, Albany Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

Albany Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,996 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that grade specific ed majors at Albany Technical College take out is $16,105.

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$3,164 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 41 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Atlanta Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Atlanta Area Tech is a small public school located in the large city of Atlanta.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Atlanta Area Tech are $3,164 a year.

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$3,178 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Georgia Piedmont Technical College is a great value for teacher education grade specific students. Georgia Piedmont Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Clarkston.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Georgia Piedmont Technical College are $3,178 a year.

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$4,042 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middle Georgia State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in Georgia list. Located in the midsize city of Macon, Middle Georgia State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Middle Georgia State University undergraduate students pay an average of $4,042 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, grade specific ed graduates from Middle Georgia State University carry an average student debtload of $22,000.

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#6

Dalton State College

Dalton, GA
$3,683 Average Tuition & Fees

Dalton State College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in Georgia list. Located in the city of Dalton, DSC is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at DSC are $3,683 a year. On average, grade specific ed graduates from DSC take out $17,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

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$3,062 Average Tuition & Fees

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

Georgia Northwestern Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,062 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$5,513 Average Tuition & Fees

University of North Georgia landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value teacher education grade specific programs. UNG is a large public school located in the town of Dahlonega.

UNG undergraduate students pay an average of $5,513 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that grade specific ed majors at UNG take out is $20,310.

UNG did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in Georgia list.

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#9

Gwinnett Technical College

Lawrenceville, GA
$3,236 Average Tuition & Fees

Gwinnett Technical College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value teacher education grade specific programs. Located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville, GTC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GTC are $3,236 per year. While working on their degree, grade specific ed majors at GTC accumulate an average of around $24,700 in student debt.

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#10

Georgia Gwinnett College

Lawrenceville, GA
$4,948 Average Tuition & Fees

Georgia Gwinnett College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for teacher education grade specific students. It came in at #10 on the list. Georgia Gwinnett College is a large public school located in the suburb of Lawrenceville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Georgia Gwinnett College are $4,948 a year. On average, grade specific ed graduates from Georgia Gwinnett College take out $18,891 in student loans while working on their degree.

Georgia Gwinnett College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in Georgia list.

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Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value 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 25 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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