2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Secondary Education is the 88th most popular major in the country with 9,530 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 10 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in secondary education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent secondary education programs, but they also cost less that 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 secondary education program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Secondary Education (Income $30-$48k)

#1

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, Georgia

#1 in overall quality

$21,174 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Kennesaw State University landed the #1 spot on the list. KSU Georgia is located in Kennesaw, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.

KSU Georgia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Secondary Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kennesaw State University are $21,174, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Secondary Education at KSU Georgia

#2

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama

#2 in overall quality

$31,956 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auburn University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Auburn is a large school located in Auburn, Alabama that handed out 1 doctorate’s secondary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Auburn, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Secondary Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Auburn are $31,956, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Auburn Secondary Education Report

#3

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

#2 in overall quality

$30,940 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Alabama. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k list. UA is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UA, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Secondary Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Alabama are $30,940, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Secondary Education at UA

#4

University of Akron Main Campus

Akron, Ohio

#3 in overall quality

$15,217 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Akron Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Akron Main Campus is located in Akron, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Akron Main Campus, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Secondary Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Akron Main Campus are $15,217, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Akron Main Campus Secondary Education Report

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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