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2024 Best Education Schools in Georgia

38 Colleges in Georgia
10,305 Education Degrees Awarded
$45,473 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in education is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #4 out of 38 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 38 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Education Schools in Georgia ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 10,305 degrees in education during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Education School

Best Education Schools in Georgia Your choice of education school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for education schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Education Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Education
Bachelor's Degrees in Education
Master's Degrees in Education
Doctor's Degrees in Education

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Education Schools in Georgia list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.


 

Best Schools for Education in Georgia

The schools below may not offer all types of education degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top Georgia Schools in Education

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
832 Education Degrees Awarded
$54,265 Median Starting Salary

It is difficult to beat University of Georgia if you want to pursue a degree in education. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #72 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.

There were roughly 832 education students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent year we have data available. Education degree recipients from University of Georgia earn a boost of around $8,792 over the typical income of education graduates.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
994 Education Degrees Awarded
16.6% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in education needs to take a look at Georgia Southern University. Located in the distant town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #586 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means GaSou is a great university overall.

There were approximately 994.0000000000001 education students who graduated with this degree at GaSou in the most recent data year. Education degree recipients from Georgia Southern University earn a boost of approximately $3,361 over the average income of education majors.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
866 Education Degrees Awarded
5.7% Growth in Graduates

Kennesaw State University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in education. Located in the suburb of Kennesaw, KSU Georgia is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #708 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means KSU Georgia is a great university overall.

There were roughly 866 education students who graduated with this degree at KSU Georgia in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the education major at Kennesaw State University earn $11,866 above the typical graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.

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4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
354 Education Degrees Awarded
$55,518 Median Starting Salary

Mercer University is a great option for students interested in a degree in education. Located in the city of Macon, Mercer is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #415 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Mercer is a great university overall.

There were approximately 354 education students who graduated with this degree at Mercer in the most recent data year. Education degree recipients from Mercer University get an earnings boost of around $10,045 over the typical earnings of education graduates.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
442 Education Degrees Awarded
14.5% Growth in Graduates

Located in the town of Milledgeville, Georgia College is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #713 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Georgia College is a great university overall.

There were about 442 education students who graduated with this degree at Georgia College in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the education program state that they receive average early career income of $47,435.

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6
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
819 Education Degrees Awarded
4.5% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #582 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Georgia State is a great university overall.

There were about 819 education students who graduated with this degree at Georgia State in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the education program earn an average of $46,034 for their early career.

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7
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Piedmont College
Demorest, GA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
771 Education Degrees Awarded
$49,180 Median Starting Salary

Piedmont College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the distant town of Demorest. A Best Colleges rank of #977 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Piedmont College is a great college overall.

There were about 771 education students who graduated with this degree at Piedmont College in the most recent year we have data available. Those education students who get their degree from Piedmont College receive $3,706 more than the typical education grad.

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Berry College
Mount Berry, GA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
77 Education Degrees Awarded
$52,232 Median Starting Salary

Berry is a small private not-for-profit college located in the small suburb of Mount Berry. A Best Colleges rank of #799 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Berry is a great college overall.

There were about 77 education students who graduated with this degree at Berry in the most recent data year. Those education students who get their degree from Berry College earn $6,759 more than the standard education graduate.

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9
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
241 Education Degrees Awarded
15.4% Growth in Graduates

Located in the town of Dahlonega, UNG is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 28th out of 68 schools for overall quality in the state of Georgia.

There were roughly 241 education students who graduated with this degree at UNG in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the education program make about $40,345 for their early career.

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Brenau University
Gainesville, GA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
92 Education Degrees Awarded
$41,346 Median Starting Salary

Located in the small city of Gainesville, Brenau is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #997 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Brenau is a great university overall.

There were approximately 92 education students who graduated with this degree at Brenau in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the education program report average early career income of $41,346.

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Best Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Education Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 38 6,573
West Virginia 38 1,439
Mississippi 38 3,988
South Carolina 38 3,529
Florida 38 9,462
Virginia 38 8,301
Arkansas 38 4,035
Alabama 37 4,473
Kentucky 37 5,091
Tennessee 37 4,689
Louisiana 37 2,757

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Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 5,283
Teacher Education Subject Specific 1,331
Curriculum & Instruction 892
Educational Administration 776
Instructional Media Design 590
Special Education 550
Student Counseling 358
Other Education 129
Teaching English or French 122
General Education 117

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