2024 Best Elementary Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Georgia

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in elementary education, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #320 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Elementary Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Georgia ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 4 doctor's degrees in elementary education during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to elementary education students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other elementary education students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized elementary education related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for elementary education students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Elementary Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Georgia ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Elementary Education in Georgia

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in elementary education.

Top Georgia Schools for a Doctorate in Elementary Teaching

1

University of Georgia
Athens, GA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

4 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in elementary education has to take a look at University of Georgia. UGA is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Athens.More information about a doctorate in elementary education from University of Georgia

2

Brenau University
Gainesville, GA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

It is difficult to beat Brenau University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in elementary education. Brenau is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Gainesville.More information about a doctorate in elementary education from Brenau University

Best Elementary Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Mississippi	154	0
Alabama	139	1
South Carolina	135	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Elementary Teaching

One of 13 majors within the Teacher Education Grade Specific area of study, Elementary Education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Elementary Teaching

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Teacher Education	11
Adult & Continuing Education	7
Secondary Education	7
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching	3
Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching	2

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.