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2022 Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in Georgia

8 Ranked Colleges
413 Degrees Awarded
$17,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Child development Schools for a Master's in Georgia

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in Georgia” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Early Childhood Education is the 34th most popular major in the country with 31,017 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Georgia, there were 1,876 early childhood education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 413 early childhood education graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,988 and $43,995 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in Georgia” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in early childhood education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality early childhood education programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the early childhood education program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in Georgia

The colleges and universities below are the best for georgia master’s degree child development students.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Early Childhood Education in Georgia

#1

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#1 in overall quality
$27,476 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in Georgia list. University of Georgia is a public institution located in Athens, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 79 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UGA also took the #1 spot in our “Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UGA are $27,476, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Valdosta State University

Valdosta, Georgia
#6 in overall quality
$18,682 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Valdosta State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in Georgia. Valdosta State University is a fairly large public school situated in Valdosta, Georgia. It awarded 72 masters’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our georgia master’s degree child development students list, VSU has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at VSU are $18,682, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Georgia College & State University

Milledgeville, Georgia
#3 in overall quality
$20,868 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia College & State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Georgia College & State University is a public institution located in Milledgeville, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgia College also made our “Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia College & State University are $20,868, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Piedmont College

Demorest, Georgia
#2 in overall quality
$10,660 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Piedmont College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Demorest, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 170 diplomas to qualified masters’s child development students in 2019-2020.

Piedmont College also took the #2 spot in our “Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” 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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#5

Thomas University

Thomasville, Georgia
#4 in overall quality
$12,520 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Thomas University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in Georgia list. Thomas University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Thomasville, Georgia. It awarded 36 masters’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

TU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at TU are $12,520, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

Columbus State University

Columbus, Georgia
#5 in overall quality
$13,264 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Columbus State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in Georgia list. CSU is located in Columbus, Georgia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 masters’s child development degrees to qualified students.

CSU also took the #5 spot in our “Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CSU are $13,264.

Read more about Early Childhood Education at CSU

#7

University of North Georgia

Dahlonega, Georgia
#7 in overall quality
$18,354 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

University of North Georgia ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in Georgia list. Located in Dahlonega, Georgia, this fairly large public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified masters’s child development students in 2019-2020.

UNG not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNG are $18,354, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8

Albany State University

Albany, Georgia
#8 in overall quality
$15,586 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Albany State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in Georgia ranking. Located in Albany, Georgia, this medium-sized public school handed out 18 degrees to qualified masters’s child development students in 2019-2020.

Albany State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Albany State are $15,586.

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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%.

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  • *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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