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2023 Best Education Associate Degree Schools in Georgia

12 Colleges
$22,224 Avg Salary
$13,640 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Education Associate Degree School for You

Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in Georgia. With 9,722 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Education Associate Degree Schools in Georgia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 12 schools in Georgia to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Education Associate Degree Schools in Georgia

The colleges and universities below are the best for education majors pursuing a associate degree.

Top 10 Best Education Associate Degree Schools

#1

Georgia Military College

Milledgeville, GA

Our 2023 rankings named Georgia Military College the best school in Georgia for education students working on their associate degree. Georgia Military College is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Milledgeville.

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#2

Brenau University

Gainesville, GA

Out of the 12 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Brenau University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Brenau is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Gainesville.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Central Georgia Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in Georgia. Located in the city of Warner Robins, CGTC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Atlanta Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Education Associate Degree Schools in Georgia list. Located in the city of Atlanta, Atlanta Area Tech is a public college with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Georgia Piedmont Technical College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Education Associate Degree Schools in Georgia list. Located in the large suburb of Clarkston, Georgia Piedmont Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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Albany Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree education programs. Albany Technical College is a small public school located in the small city of Albany.

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Georgia Northwestern Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Associate Degree Schools in Georgia ranking. Located in the small city of Rome, Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#8

Gwinnett Technical College

Lawrenceville, GA

With a ranking of #8, Gwinnett Technical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their associate degree. GTC is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville.

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Southern Crescent Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Southern Crescent Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Griffin.

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Augusta Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Education Associate Degree Schools in Georgia list. Located in the city of Augusta, Augusta Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Education Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 7,730
West Virginia 1,515
Florida 10,069
Virginia 9,522
Arkansas 4,954
Mississippi 4,219
South Carolina 3,980
Louisiana 2,977
Alabama 5,059
Kentucky 5,329
Tennessee 5,194

Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832
Student Counseling 13,858
Instructional Media Design 8,695
Teaching English or French 5,791
Other Education 4,858
Teaching Assistants 2,751
Educational Assessment 2,552
Multilingual Education 1,910
Education Philosophy 737
International Education 293

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 12 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Horadrim.

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