2023 Best Value Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Education Doctor'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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 117 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's 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 15% Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of the Cumberlands the best value school in the Southeast Region for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the remote town of Williamsburg, Cumberlands is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cumberlands are $4,582 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Piedmont College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Demorest, Piedmont College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Piedmont College are $11,020 per year.
Piedmont College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Delta State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the remote town of Cleveland, Delta State University is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Delta State University are $8,360 per year.
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Out of the 117 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbus State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Columbus, CSU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CSU are $13,264 a year.
CSU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Adventist University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Collegedale, Southern Adventist is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Southern Adventist graduate students pay an average of $11,880 in tuition and fees each year.
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Carson - Newman University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the small suburb of Jefferson City, Carson - Newman is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Carson - Newman graduate students pay an average of $9,632 in tuition and fees each year.
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Freed-Hardeman University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree education programs. Located in the distant town of Henderson, FHU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at FHU are $10,980 per year.
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University of West Georgia landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree education programs. University of West Georgia is a large public school located in the fringe town of Carrollton.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of West Georgia are $18,980 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, University of West Georgia is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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With a ranking of #9, Harding University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Harding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Searcy.
Harding graduate students pay an average of $11,080 in tuition and fees each year.
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Union University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Jackson, Union is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Union are $11,666 per year.
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With a ranking of #11, University of West Alabama did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the remote area of Livingston, University of West Alabama is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of West Alabama are $13,546 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, University of West Alabama is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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With a ranking of #12, Wingate University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Wingate, Wingate is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Wingate graduate students pay an average of $11,700 in tuition and fees each year.
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Bellarmine University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the city of Louisville, Bellarmine U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Bellarmine U graduate students pay an average of $13,652 in tuition and fees each year.
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St. Thomas University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. STU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Miami Gardens.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at STU are $14,400 per year.
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Trevecca Nazarene University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. TNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at TNU are $11,585 a year.
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With a ranking of #16, Brenau University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Brenau is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Gainesville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Brenau are $13,940 a year.
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University of North Georgia ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the distant town of Dahlonega, UNG is a public school with a fairly large student population.
UNG graduate students pay an average of $18,354 in tuition and fees each year.
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These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Liberty University | Lynchburg, VA |
| 19 | North Greenville University | Tigerville, SC |
| 20 | Southeastern University | Lakeland, FL |
| 21 | Gardner - Webb University | Boiling Springs, NC |
| 22 | Kennesaw State University | Kennesaw, GA |
| 23 | William Carey University | Hattiesburg, MS |
Best Education Colleges by State
Explore the best education schools 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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