by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 43,003 people earned their degree in elementary education, making the major the 17th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 11,435 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 322 colleges that offered a degree in elementary education. To top this list, a school must have a successful elementary education program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Liberty University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Lynchburg, Virginia, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 695 diplomas to qualified ’s elementary teaching students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Liberty University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Florida. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region. Orlando, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s elementary teaching degrees to 319 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Central Florida Elementary Education Report
Out of the 322 schools in the Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of West Alabama landed the #3 spot on the list. University of West Alabama is a public institution located in Livingston, Alabama. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 313 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 322 schools in the Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kennesaw State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Kennesaw, Georgia, this large public school handed out 268 diplomas to qualified ’s elementary teaching students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Elementary Education at Kennesaw State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Carolina University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region. East Carolina University is a large public school situated in Greenville, North Carolina. It awarded 233 ’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Georgia Southern University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Georgia Southern University is located in Statesboro, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 231 ’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
University of West Georgia did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. This fairly large school is located in Carrollton, Georgia, and it awarded 279 ’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Elementary Education at University of West Georgia
Mississippi State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region list. Mississippi State is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 176 ’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Appalachian State University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Boone, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 165 degrees to qualified ’s elementary teaching students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
University of North Carolina at Wilmington ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region list. University of North Carolina at Wilmington is located in Wilmington, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 151 ’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #11, University of North Georgia did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region list. Dahlonega, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s elementary teaching degrees to 150 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Elementary Education at University of North Georgia
William Carey University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region ranking. William Carey University is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 145 ’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
University of Mississippi ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region list. University of Mississippi is located in University, Mississippi and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 142 ’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
University of South Florida - Main Campus ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Tampa, Florida, this large public school awarded 142 diplomas to qualified ’s elementary teaching students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
Mercer University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Mercer University is a medium-sized school located in Macon, Georgia that handed out 154 ’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Mercer University
University of the Cumberlands did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #16. This fairly large school is located in Williamsburg, Kentucky, and it awarded 133 ’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Elementary Education at University of the Cumberlands
University of Southern Mississippi came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Hattiesburg, Mississippi is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s elementary teaching degrees to 130 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Elementary Education at University of Southern Mississippi
Delta State University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Delta State University is located in Cleveland, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 127 ’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
Piedmont College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #19. Piedmont College is located in Demorest, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 125 ’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Piedmont College
Florida Atlantic University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region ranking. FAU is a large public school situated in Boca Raton, Florida. It awarded 119 ’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Florida Atlantic University Elementary Education Report
University of Florida landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school handed out 118 diplomas to qualified ’s elementary teaching students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
The University of Alabama landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Tuscaloosa, Alabama is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s elementary teaching degrees to 123 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Elementary Education at The University of Alabama
Troy University ranked #23 on this year’s Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Troy, Alabama, and it awarded 125 ’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Tennessee Technological University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Tennessee Technological University is a medium-sized public school situated in Cookeville, Tennessee. It awarded 116 ’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Elementary Education at Tennessee Technological University
Northern Kentucky University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #25. Highland Heights, Kentucky is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s elementary teaching degrees to 112 students in 2020-2021.
Full Northern Kentucky University Elementary Education Report
Not only did these schools make the top 49 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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