2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Teacher Education is the 110th most popular major in the country with 8,205 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 1,604 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 15 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in teacher education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent teacher 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 teacher education program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The teacher education school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree teacher education students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Education in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#1

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, Georgia

#1 in overall quality

$21,174 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Kennesaw State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Kennesaw, Georgia, this large public school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s teacher education students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at KSU Georgia, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kennesaw State University are $21,174, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Teacher Education at KSU Georgia

#2

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama

#2 in overall quality

$31,956 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University landed the #2 spot on the list. Auburn University is a public institution located in Auburn, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s 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 Teacher Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Auburn are $31,956, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Education (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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