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2023 Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in Georgia

27 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in Georgia ranking. Our analysis looked at 27 schools in Georgia to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Education program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Education Associate Degree Colleges.

#1

Georgia Military College

Milledgeville, GA

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

Of the 138 students majoring in education at Georgia Military College, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southern Regional Technical College is a great place for education students working on their associate degree. Located in the distant town of Thomasville, Southwest Georgia Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

About 98% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 2% are male.

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Out of the 27 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Athens Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, Athens Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 97% of the education majors at the school.

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#4

East Georgia State College

Swainsboro, GA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means East Georgia State College is a great place for education students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Swainsboro, East Georgia State College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 89% of the education majors at the school.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Chattahoochee Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in Georgia. Chattahoochee Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Marietta.

Of the 36 students majoring in education at Chattahoochee Technical College, 3% are male and 97% are female.

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

Women make up 97% of the education majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #7, Atlanta Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Atlanta, Atlanta Area Tech is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 97% of the education majors at the school.

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Southern Crescent Technical College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree education programs. Southern Crescent Technical College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Griffin.

About 97% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 3% are male.

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Georgia Northwestern Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in Georgia list. 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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#10

Central Georgia Technical College

Warner Robins, GA

With a ranking of #10, Central Georgia Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Warner Robins, CGTC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Education Colleges 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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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