2023 Best Value Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Education Associate 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 58 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for education students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Education Associate Degree Schools
Our analysis found Itawamba Community College to be the best value school for education students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Southeast Region . ICC is a small public school located in the remote town of Fulton.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ICC are $5,360 a year.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Georgia Military College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in the Southeast Region . Georgia Military College is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Milledgeville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Georgia Military College are $6,390 a year.
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Out of the 58 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Stanly Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Albemarle, Stanly Technical College is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Stanly Technical College are $9,245 a year.
Stanly Technical College also took the #5 spot in our Best Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region rankings.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Central Georgia Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Warner Robins, CGTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CGTC are $5,442 per year.
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Out of the 58 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Holmes Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Goodman, Holmes Community College is a public school with a small student population.
Holmes Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,210 in tuition and fees each year.
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Atlanta 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 #6 on the list. Located in the city of Atlanta, Atlanta Area Tech is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Atlanta Area Tech are $5,564 a year.
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Georgia Piedmont Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree education programs. Located in the suburb of Clarkston, Georgia Piedmont Technical College is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Georgia Piedmont Technical College are $5,578 per year.
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Albany 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 #8 on the list. Albany Technical College is a small public school located in the small city of Albany.
Albany Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,396 in tuition and fees each year.
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Vance-Granville Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Vance-Granville Community College is a small public school located in the town of Henderson.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Vance-Granville Community College are $6,552 a year.
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Georgia Northwestern Technical College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree education programs. Located in the small city of Rome, Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Georgia Northwestern Technical College are $5,462 a year.
Georgia Northwestern Technical College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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Request InformationBest Education Colleges by State
Explore the best education colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 7,730 |
| West Virginia | 1,515 |
| Mississippi | 4,219 |
| South Carolina | 3,980 |
| Florida | 10,069 |
| Virginia | 9,522 |
| Arkansas | 4,954 |
| Alabama | 5,059 |
| Kentucky | 5,329 |
| Georgia | 9,722 |
| Tennessee | 5,194 |
| Louisiana | 2,977 |
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Education Related Majors for Education
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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Education
| 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 25 schools only.
- 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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