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2023 Best Value Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Schools in the Southeast Region

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Best Value Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Schools in the Southeast Region

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In 2020-2021, 504 people earned their degree in education/teaching of the gifted and talented, making the major the 756th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 293 education/teaching of the gifted and talented graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in education/teaching of the gifted and talented. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great education/teaching of the gifted and talented programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the education/teaching of the gifted and talented program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Schools in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Schools in the Southeast Region.

Top 12 Best Value Colleges for Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented in the Southeast Region

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Liberty University
Lynchburg, Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Best Value Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in Lynchburg, Virginia, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 48 diplomas to qualified ’s education/teaching of the gifted and talented students in 2020-2021.

Liberty University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $29,382 for southeast region education/teaching of the gifted and talented students per year to attend Liberty University.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arkansas State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Schools in the Southeast Region. Jonesboro, Arkansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s education/teaching of the gifted and talented degrees to 71 students in 2020-2021.

A-State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $14,189 for southeast region education/teaching of the gifted and talented students per year to attend Arkansas State University - Main Campus.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Arkansas State University - Main Campus Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented Report

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William Carey University
Hattiesburg, Mississippi

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend William Carey University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Schools in the Southeast Region. This medium-sized school is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and it awarded 11 ’s education/teaching of the gifted and talented degrees in 2020-2021.

William Carey University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend William Carey University is $14,284 for Southeast Region Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented students.

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Converse College
Spartanburg, South Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Converse College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Schools in the Southeast Region. Spartanburg, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s education/teaching of the gifted and talented degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.

Converse did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Converse College is $25,534 for southeast region education/teaching of the gifted and talented students.

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Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond, Kentucky

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Kentucky University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in Richmond, Kentucky, this fairly large public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified ’s education/teaching of the gifted and talented students in 2020-2021.

Eastern also made our “Best Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend Eastern Kentucky University is $13,763 for Southeast Region Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented students.

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University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Best Value Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Tampa, Florida, and it awarded 3 ’s education/teaching of the gifted and talented degrees in 2020-2021.

USF Tampa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for USF Tampa is $8,346 for Southeast Region Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Arkansas at Little Rock did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Schools in the Southeast Region list. UA Little Rock is a medium-sized school located in Little Rock, Arkansas that handed out 4 ’s education/teaching of the gifted and talented degrees in 2020-2021.

UA Little Rock also made our “Best Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #11. The estimated yearly cost for University of Arkansas at Little Rock is $16,065 for Southeast Region Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented students.

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Samford University
Birmingham, Alabama

Samford University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Birmingham, Alabama, and it awarded 2 ’s education/teaching of the gifted and talented degrees in 2020-2021.

Samford not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Samford is $30,072 for Southeast Region Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky

With a ranking of #9, Western Kentucky University did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Schools in the Southeast Region list. WKU is a fairly large school located in Bowling Green, Kentucky that handed out 5 ’s education/teaching of the gifted and talented degrees in 2020-2021.

WKU also took the #9 spot in our “Best Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $12,522 for southeast region education/teaching of the gifted and talented students per year to attend Western Kentucky University.

Full Western Kentucky University Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented Report

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Nova Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Nova Southeastern University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. NUS Florida is a large school located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida that handed out 30 ’s education/teaching of the gifted and talented degrees in 2020-2021.

NUS Florida also took the #4 spot in our “Best Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Nova Southeastern University is $25,833 for southeast region education/teaching of the gifted and talented students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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University of Louisiana at Lafayette landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Best Value Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UL Lafayette is a fairly large school located in Lafayette, Louisiana that handed out 3 ’s education/teaching of the gifted and talented degrees in 2020-2021.

UL Lafayette not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Louisiana at Lafayette is $13,094 for Southeast Region Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented students.

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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Best Value Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Baton Rouge, Louisiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s education/teaching of the gifted and talented degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Louisiana State University, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $17,811 for southeast region education/teaching of the gifted and talented students per year to attend Louisiana State University.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

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