2023 Best Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best Education Bachelor's Degree School for You
With 327,871 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, education is the #4 most popular major in the United States.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
The Best Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 215 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best bachelor's 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for education majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.
Top 25 Top Southeast Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Education
Our 2023 rankings named University of Louisville the best school in the Southeast Region for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. UofL is a very large public school located in the city of Louisville.
Out of the 215 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Vanderbilt University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Florida helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a very large student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UGA is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Athens.
Appalachian State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree education programs. Appalachian State is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Boone.
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University of Central Florida ranked #7 on this year’s Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UCF is a very large public school located in the suburb of Orlando.
East Carolina University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. ECU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Greenville.
With a ranking of #9, Florida State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Florida State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee.
With a ranking of #10, University of North Georgia did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Dahlonega, UNG is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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University of North Carolina at Wilmington landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree education programs. UNCW is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Wilmington.
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University of Lynchburg landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree education programs. Lynchburg is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.
University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree education programs. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public school with a very large student population.
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University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public school with a large student population.
Florida International University landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree education programs. FIU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Miami.
Clemson University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public college with a very large student population.
With a ranking of #17, Augusta University did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Augusta, Augusta University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
With a ranking of #18, John Brown University did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Siloam Springs, JBU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Auburn University ranked #19 on this year’s Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Auburn is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Auburn.
Kennesaw State University landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree education programs. Located in the large suburb of Kennesaw, KSU Georgia is a public school with a very large student population.
Mississippi State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #21 on the list. Mississippi State is a very large public school located in the remote town of Mississippi State.
University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #22 on the list. Located in the city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Florida Gulf Coast University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #23 on the list. Located in the suburb of Fort Myers, FGCU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Stetson University landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree education programs. Stetson is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of DeLand.
With a ranking of #25, Samford University did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Birmingham, Samford is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Rest of the Top Best Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional great schools for Education students in the Southeast Region that almost earned our Best Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region award.
Rank | College | Location |
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33 | University of North Florida | Jacksonville, FL |
34 | Southern Adventist University | Collegedale, TN |
35 | Bellarmine University | Louisville, KY |
36 | Shepherd University | Shepherdstown, WV |
37 | Harding University | Searcy, AR |
38 | Marymount University | Arlington, VA |
39 | Florida Southern College | Lakeland, FL |
40 | Belmont University | Nashville, TN |
41 | Brenau University | Gainesville, GA |
42 | Old Dominion University | Norfolk, VA |
43 | University of Louisiana at Monroe | Monroe, LA |
Best Education Colleges by State
Explore the best education schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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North Carolina | 7,730 |
West Virginia | 1,515 |
South Carolina | 3,980 |
Florida | 10,069 |
Virginia | 9,522 |
Arkansas | 4,954 |
Mississippi | 4,219 |
Louisiana | 2,977 |
Alabama | 5,059 |
Kentucky | 5,329 |
Georgia | 9,722 |
Tennessee | 5,194 |
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Education Related Rankings by Major
Education Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Education
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 25 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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