2024 Best Social Studies Education Schools in Georgia

A degree in social studies education is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #291 out of 1506 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 reviewed 2 schools in Georgia to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of social studies education. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 81 degrees in social studies education during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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• Best Overall Social Studies Education Schools List

Pick Your Social Studies Education Degree Level

The social studies 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 the Best Social Studies Education Schools in Georgia. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Social Studies Education in Georgia

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the social studies teacher education degree levels they offer.

Top Georgia Schools in Social Studies Teacher Education

1

University of Georgia
Athens, GA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

56 Social Studies Teacher Education Degrees Awarded

14.3% Growth in Graduates

University of Georgia is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in social studies education. Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in social studies education from University of Georgia

2

Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

8.0% Growth in Graduates

Georgia State University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in social studies education. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in social studies education from Georgia State University

Best Social Studies Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	715	11
North Carolina	710	50
Virginia	630	6
Tennessee	624	0
South Carolina	530	31
Kentucky	518	38
Mississippi	501	29
Alabama	500	1
Louisiana	489	11
Arkansas	466	27
West Virginia	410	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Social Studies Teacher Education

One of 37 majors within the Teacher Education Subject Specific area of study, Social Studies Education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Social Studies Teacher Education

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	333
Music Education	193
English & Language Arts Education	121
Reading Teacher Education	120
Art Education	84
Mathematics Education	78
Agricultural Teacher Education	53
Science Education	46
Technology Education	45
Modern Language Education	37

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 Aparajita Datta.

More about our data sources and methodologies.