by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2021-2022, 9,653 people earned their degree in teacher education, making the major the 97th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 2,033 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 14 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,674 and $121,130 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in teacher education. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their teacher education program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree teacher education students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kennesaw State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region list. KSU Georgia is a large public school situated in Kennesaw, Georgia. It awarded 2 doctorate’s teacher education degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Auburn, Alabama, this large public school awarded 12 degrees to qualified doctorate’s teacher education students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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