2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching is the 318th most popular major in the country with 2,068 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 872 kindergarten/preschool education and teaching graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 108 kindergarten/preschool education and teaching graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in kindergarten/preschool education and teaching. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality kindergarten/preschool education and teaching programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the kindergarten/preschool education and teaching program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#1

East Carolina University

Greenville, North Carolina

$20,685 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Carolina University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. ECU is a public institution located in Greenville, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ECU, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at ECU are $20,685.

Full ECU Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Report

#2

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$21,055 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a public institution located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Charlotte also took the #1 spot in our “Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Charlotte are $21,055.

Full UNC Charlotte Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Report

#3

Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia

#2 in overall quality

$24,790 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Georgia State University is a public institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 33 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgia State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia State are $24,790.

Read more about Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching at Georgia State University

#4

Jackson State University

Jackson, Mississippi

#3 in overall quality

$9,445 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Jackson State University landed the #4 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Jackson, Mississippi, and it awarded 54 masters’s kindergarten/preschool education and teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

Jackson State also took the #3 spot in our “Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Jackson State are $9,445, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching at Jackson State University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching (With Aid)

Notes and References

References

• 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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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