2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Science Teacher Education in the Southeast Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Social Science Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Social Science Teacher Education is the 544th most popular major in the country with 536 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 143 social science teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 13 social science teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Social Science Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in social science teacher education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great social science teacher education 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 social science teacher education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The social science teacher education school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Social Science Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region”.

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Best Value Social Science Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree social science teacher education students.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Science Teacher Education in the Southeast Region

#1

William Carey University

Hattiesburg, Mississippi

#2 in overall quality

$11,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend William Carey University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Social Science Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. William Carey University is a medium-sized school located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi that handed out 2 masters’s social science teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

William Carey University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Social Science Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at William Carey University are $11,400, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full William Carey University Social Science Teacher Education Report

#2

Mississippi College

Clinton, Mississippi

#3 in overall quality

$12,322 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Social Science Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. MC is a small school located in Clinton, Mississippi that handed out 2 masters’s social science teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

MC also took the #3 spot in our “Best Social Science Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at MC are $12,322.

Full MC Social Science Teacher Education Report

#3

University of South Florida - Main Campus

Tampa, Florida

#1 in overall quality

$21,126 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Social Science Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. University of South Florida - Main Campus is a large school located in Tampa, Florida that handed out 7 masters’s social science teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

USF Tampa also took the #1 spot in our “Best Social Science Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Florida - Main Campus are $21,126, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full USF Tampa Social Science Teacher Education Report

#4

University of North Georgia

Dahlonega, Georgia

#4 in overall quality

$18,354 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Georgia. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Social Science Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Dahlonega, Georgia, this fairly large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified masters’s social science teacher education students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNG, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Social Science Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNG are $18,354, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Social Science Teacher Education at University of North Georgia

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Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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