2023 Best Teaching Doctor's Degree Schools in Georgia
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. 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. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamp that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Best Teaching Doctor's Degree Schools in Georgia ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in Georgia to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for teaching students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school us, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.
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Top Teaching Doctor's Degree Schools in Georgia
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Our 2023 rankings named University of West Georgia the best school in Georgia for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree.
University of West Georgia does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 95% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UGA. During the 2019-2020 year, about 18% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Kennesaw State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia list.
KSU Georgia does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 88% took at least some of their classes online.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Columbus State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia list.
CSU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 81% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of North Georgia helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best teaching schools in Georgia.
UNG does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 66% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #6, Piedmont College did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Piedmont College. In 2019-2020 about 88% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Augusta University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Augusta University. In 2019-2020 about 49% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Valdosta State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia list.
Online graduate courses are available at VSU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 90% took at least some of their classes online.
Brenau University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree teaching programs.
One thing to take note of is that Brenau does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 56% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Georgia State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Georgia State. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 71% took at least some of their classes online.
Mercer University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list.
One thing to take note of is that Mercer does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 46% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #12, Georgia Southern University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at GaSou. In 2019-2020 about 74% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Clark Atlanta University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia ranking.
Since the graduate programs at CAU are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 13 schools only.
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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