2024 Best Secondary Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Secondary Education isn't the most popular doctorate program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #406 in popularity out of 862 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for secondary education students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 14 doctor's degrees in secondary education during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to secondary education students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of secondary education students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized secondary education related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for secondary 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 Secondary Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Secondary Education in the Southeast Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in secondary education.

Top Southeast Region Schools for a Doctorate in Secondary Teaching

1

Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, GA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

7 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Kennesaw State University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in secondary education. Located in the suburb of Kennesaw, KSU Georgia is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in secondary education from Kennesaw State University

2

The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

6 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in secondary education has to check out The University of Alabama. Located in the city of Tuscaloosa, UA is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in secondary education from The University of Alabama

Best Secondary Education Colleges by State

Explore the best secondary education colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Georgia	190	7
Mississippi	154	0
Alabama	139	7
South Carolina	135	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Secondary Teaching

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

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Teacher Education	20
Adult & Continuing Education	17
Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching	10
Early Childhood Education	8
Teacher Development & Methodology	6
Elementary Education	5
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching	3

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.