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2023 Best Value Education Associate Degree Schools in Georgia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

12 Colleges
$5,787 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$22,224 Avg Salary

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 Value Education Associate Degree Schools in Georgia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Georgia to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for education students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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.

2023 Best Value Education Associate Degree Schools in Georgia

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

Top 10 Best Education Associate Degree Schools

Our analysis found Central Georgia Technical College to be the best value school for education students who want to pursue a associate degree in Georgia. Located in the city of Warner Robins, CGTC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CGTC are $3,042 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Atlanta Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Education Associate Degree Schools in Georgia list. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Atlanta Area Tech is a public college with a small student population.

Atlanta Area Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $3,164 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Albany Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in Georgia. Albany Technical College is a small public school located in the city of Albany.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Albany Technical College are $2,996 a year.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Georgia Piedmont Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in Georgia. Located in the suburb of Clarkston, Georgia Piedmont Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Georgia Piedmont Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,178 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a great value for education students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Rome, Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Georgia Northwestern Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,062 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Georgia Northwestern Technical College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Education Associate Degree Schools in Georgia list.

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#6

Gwinnett Technical College

Lawrenceville, GA

Gwinnett Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Associate Degree Schools in Georgia ranking. GTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville.

GTC undergraduate students pay an average of $3,236 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Southern Crescent Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Education Associate Degree Schools in Georgia list. Southern Crescent Technical College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Griffin.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Southern Crescent Technical College are $3,126 a year.

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Savannah 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. Savannah Tech is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Savannah.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Savannah Tech are $3,042 a year.

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Augusta Technical College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree education programs. Located in the city of Augusta, Augusta Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Augusta Technical College are $3,232 per year.

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West Georgia Technical College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree education programs. Located in the rural area of Waco, West Georgia Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at West Georgia Technical College are $3,052 per year.

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Best Value Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value 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.

  • 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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