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2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

14 Colleges
$24,779 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$64,256 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 110,226 teacher education grade specific students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #6 most popular in the country.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the Southeast Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for grade specific ed students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Check out the grade specific ed doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Doctor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Kennesaw State University the best value school in the Southeast Region for teacher education grade specific students working on their doctor’s degree. KSU Georgia is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Kennesaw.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at KSU Georgia are $21,174 a year.

KSU Georgia excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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#2

Brenau University

Gainesville, GA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Brenau University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Gainesville, Brenau is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Brenau are $13,940 a year.

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#3

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Georgia is a great value for teacher education grade specific students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a very large student population.

UGA graduate students pay an average of $27,464 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UGA is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Jackson State University is a great value for teacher education grade specific students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Jackson, Jackson State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Jackson State are $9,445 a year.

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#5

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Arkansas helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education grade specific schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UARK graduate students pay an average of $22,563 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Alabama at Birmingham ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Birmingham, UAB is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UAB are $19,188 per year.

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Georgia State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree teacher education grade specific programs. Georgia State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Atlanta.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Georgia State are $24,790 a year.

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Florida International University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree teacher education grade specific programs. Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public college with a very large student population.

FIU graduate students pay an average of $24,211 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #9, Northwestern State University of Louisiana did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the town of Natchitoches, NSU is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NSU are $20,402 per year.

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#10

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

With a ranking of #10, Auburn University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Auburn are $31,986 per year.

Auburn excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges by State

Explore the best teacher education grade specific colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 4,845
Virginia 1,857
North Carolina 3,759
Florida 3,339
Tennessee 1,526
Kentucky 1,644
South Carolina 1,615
Louisiana 780
Arkansas 1,727
Alabama 2,521
Mississippi 1,592
West Virginia 533

Teacher Education Grade Specific is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 14 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 Vgrigas.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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