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2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Georgia

22 Colleges
$44,557 Avg Salary
$26,373 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific School for You

In 2020-2021, teacher education subject specific students earned 1,327 degrees and certificates from a Georgia school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

Today's teaching students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Georgia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 22 schools in Georgia to see which ones offered the best programs for teaching students.

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2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Georgia

Check out the subject specific ed programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools

#1

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

Our analysis found Augusta University to be the best school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a degree in Georgia. Located in the city of Augusta, Augusta University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

After completing their degree, subject specific ed graduates from Augusta University carry an average student debtload of $22,449.

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#2

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

The excellent programs at University of Georgia helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education subject specific schools in Georgia. UGA is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Athens.

While working on their degree, subject specific ed majors at UGA accumulate an average of around $21,500 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $189.

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The excellent programs at Kennesaw State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education subject specific schools in Georgia. Located in the large suburb of Kennesaw, KSU Georgia is a public college with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, subject specific ed graduates from KSU Georgia carry an average student debtload of $27,000.

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#4

Berry College

Mount Berry, GA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Berry College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Georgia list. Located in the small suburb of Mount Berry, Berry is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Valdosta State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Georgia list. Located in the city of Valdosta, VSU is a public school with a large student population.

On average, subject specific ed graduates from VSU take out $31,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Georgia College & State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for teacher education subject specific students. It came in at #6 on the list. Georgia College is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Milledgeville.

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Clayton State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for teacher education subject specific students. It came in at #7 on the list. Clayton State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Morrow.

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#8

Piedmont College

Demorest, GA

Piedmont College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Georgia ranking. Located in the town of Demorest, Piedmont College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#9

Covenant College

Lookout Mountain, GA

Covenant College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Georgia ranking. Located in the rural area of Lookout Mountain, Covenant is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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#10

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

Georgia Southern University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Georgia list. GaSou is a very large public school located in the distant town of Statesboro.

On average, subject specific ed graduates from GaSou take out $27,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kentucky 1,105
Tennessee 421
North Carolina 904
Florida 1,534
Virginia 1,393
West Virginia 309
South Carolina 596
Arkansas 825
Louisiana 694
Mississippi 616
Alabama 722

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

Subject Specific Ed Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching 8,121
Reading Teacher Education 6,490
Music Education 4,761
Mathematics Education 3,395
English & Language Arts Education 3,113
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas 2,335
Social Studies Education 1,968
Art Education 1,837
Health Education 1,801
Science Education 1,371
Agricultural Teacher Education 1,130
Biology Education 865
History Education 804
Trade & Industrial Teacher Education 715
Technology Education 575
Social Science Teacher Education 474
Technical Teacher Education 462
Spanish Education 457
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist 370
Modern Language Education 338
Drama & Dance Education 293
Family & Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education 286
Chemistry Education 238
Computer Teacher Education 217
Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education 185
Earth Science Teacher Education 169
Physics Education 152
Environmental Education 96
Speech Teacher Education 68
French Language Teacher Education 55
Driver & Safety Teacher Education 55
Health Occupations Teacher Education 48
Communication Arts and Literature Teacher Education 22
Distributive Education 11
German Language Teacher Education 8
Psychology Teacher Education 5
Latin Teacher Education 4
Geography Teacher Education 3

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 22 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aparajita Datta.

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