2022 Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region
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Early Childhood Education is the 34th most popular major in the country with 31,017 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
Across the Southeast region, there were 7,993 early childhood education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 766 early childhood education graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 39 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in early childhood education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great early childhood education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the early childhood education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region.
Top 25 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Early Childhood Education in the Southeast Region
Out of the 39 schools in the Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Freed-Hardeman University landed the #1 spot on the list. FHU is located in Henderson, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 masters’s child development degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at FHU, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at FHU are $10,980, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Lynchburg, Virginia, and it awarded 53 masters’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree child development students list, Liberty University has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Early Childhood 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 Liberty University are $8,349.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Piedmont College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Demorest, Georgia, and it awarded 170 masters’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Piedmont College, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Piedmont College are $10,660, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Thomas University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. TU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Thomasville, Georgia. It awarded 36 masters’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.
TU also made our “Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #12. Average graduate tuition and fees at Thomas University are $12,520, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Out of the 39 schools in the Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of West Alabama landed the #5 spot on the list. University of West Alabama is a public institution located in Livingston, Alabama. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 53 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
University of West Alabama also made our “Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of West Alabama are $13,546, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Louisiana Tech University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Ruston, Louisiana, and it awarded 10 masters’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Louisiana Tech, the school also landed the #20 spot in our “Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana Tech are $12,690, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of North Alabama came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Florence, Alabama, this medium-sized public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s child development students in 2019-2020.
UNA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #19 on our “Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Alabama are $13,860, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Columbus State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. Columbus State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Columbus, Georgia. It awarded 21 masters’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at CSU, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Early Childhood 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 Columbus State University are $13,264.
Converse College landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Spartanburg, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s child development degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.
Converse not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #24 on our “Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Converse are $9,021, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Valdosta State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Valdosta, Georgia, this fairly large public school handed out 72 degrees to qualified masters’s child development students in 2019-2020.
VSU also made our “Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #14. Average graduate tuition and fees at VSU are $18,682, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Troy University landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Troy, Alabama is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s child development degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.
TROY also took the #23 spot in our “Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at TROY are $16,156, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Arkansas State University - Main Campus came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Jonesboro, Arkansas, and it awarded 42 masters’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.
A-State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #25 on our “Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arkansas State University - Main Campus are $11,586, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Murray State University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Murray, Kentucky, this medium-sized public school handed out 15 degrees to qualified masters’s child development students in 2019-2020.
Murray State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #22 on our “Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Murray State University are $14,400, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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University of Georgia landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Athens, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s child development degrees to 79 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UGA, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Early Childhood 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 University of Georgia are $27,476.
Read full report on Early Childhood Education at University of Georgia
Georgia College & State University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Georgia College & State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Milledgeville, Georgia. It awarded 8 masters’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree child development students list, Georgia College has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia College & State University are $20,868, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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University of South Alabama ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. USA is a fairly large school located in Mobile, Alabama that handed out 4 masters’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Alabama are $16,112, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Western Kentucky University landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. WKU is a fairly large school located in Bowling Green, Kentucky that handed out 7 masters’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at WKU, the school also landed the #21 spot in our “Best Early Childhood 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 WKU are $18,340.
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University of Alabama at Birmingham came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. UAB is a large school located in Birmingham, Alabama that handed out 4 masters’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UAB, the school also landed the #15 spot in our “Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Alabama at Birmingham are $19,188, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
With a ranking of #19, Campbellsville University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Campbellsville University is located in Campbellsville, Kentucky and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s child development degrees to qualified students.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Campbellsville University are $8,773.
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University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #20. University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a fairly large school located in Greensboro, North Carolina that handed out 13 masters’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree child development students list, UNC Greensboro has also earned the #18 rank in our “Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Greensboro are $21,918, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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With a ranking of #21, University of Florida did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Gainesville, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s child development degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.
UF also made our “Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UF are $30,130.
With a ranking of #22, Alabama State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Alabama State is located in Montgomery, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s child development degrees to qualified students.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Alabama State are $17,572.
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Nova Southeastern University ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Nova Southeastern University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It awarded 2 masters’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.
NUS Florida also took the #11 spot in our “Best Early Childhood 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 NUS Florida are $22,242.
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University of Central Florida did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #24. This large school is located in Orlando, Florida, and it awarded 6 masters’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.
UCF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCF are $28,657.
Northwestern State University of Louisiana ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Natchitoches, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s child development degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at NSU are $20,402, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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- 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%.
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