2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Secondary Education (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 in the Southeast Region 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.

Across the Southeast region, there were 2,448 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 8 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 3 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the secondary education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

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

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Secondary Education (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, Georgia

#1 in overall quality

$21,174 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Kennesaw State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Kennesaw State University 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.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree secondary teaching students whose families make $30-$48k list, KSU Georgia has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Secondary Education Doctor’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 KSU Georgia are $21,174.

Read full report on Secondary Education at Kennesaw State University

#2

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama

#2 in overall quality

$31,956 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Auburn University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Auburn, Alabama, this large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s secondary teaching students in 2019-2020.

Auburn did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Secondary Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Auburn are $31,956, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Secondary Education at Auburn

#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 in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. UA is a large public school situated in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. It awarded 3 doctorate’s secondary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

UA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Secondary Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Alabama are $30,940, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UA Secondary Education Report

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

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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