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2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $0-$30k

8 Ranked Colleges
412 Degrees Awarded
$15,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master's in Georgia For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 40,622 people earned their degree in elementary education, making the major the 19th most popular in the United States.

Across Georgia, there were 1,746 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 412 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,988 and $43,995 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in elementary education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent elementary education programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the elementary education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for georgia master’s degree elementary teaching students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Elementary Education (Income $0-$30k) in Georgia

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia Southwestern State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $0-$30k. This small school is located in Americus, Georgia, and it awarded 75 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our georgia master’s degree elementary teaching students whose families make $0-$30k list, GSW has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at GSW are $15,206, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Elementary Education at GSW

#2

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, Georgia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia Southern University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $0-$30k. Georgia Southern University is a large public school situated in Statesboro, Georgia. It awarded 32 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at GaSou, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia Southern University are $22,004, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Elementary Education at GaSou

#3

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, Georgia
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of West Georgia landed the #3 spot on the list. University of West Georgia is located in Carrollton, Georgia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 103 masters’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our georgia master’s degree elementary teaching students whose families make $0-$30k list, University of West Georgia has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of West Georgia are $18,980, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of West Georgia Elementary Education Report

#4

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, Georgia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kennesaw State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $0-$30k list. Kennesaw, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s elementary teaching degrees to 75 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our georgia master’s degree elementary teaching students whose families make $0-$30k list, KSU Georgia has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at KSU Georgia are $21,174, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Elementary Education at Kennesaw State University

#5

Mercer University

Macon, Georgia
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Mercer University landed the #5 spot on the list. Mercer is located in Macon, Georgia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 83 masters’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.

Mercer not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Elementary 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 Mercer University are $15,264.

Read more about Elementary Education at Mercer

#6

Truett McConnell University

Cleveland, Georgia

Truett McConnell University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $0-$30k list. Cleveland, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s elementary teaching degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our georgia master’s degree elementary teaching students whose families make $0-$30k list, TMU has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Truett McConnell University are $7,562, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full TMU Elementary Education Report

#7

Reinhardt University

Waleska, Georgia
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Reinhardt University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $0-$30k list. Reinhardt University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Waleska, Georgia. It awarded 8 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our georgia master’s degree elementary teaching students whose families make $0-$30k list, Reinhardt University has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Elementary 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 Reinhardt University are $9,298.

Read more about Elementary Education at Reinhardt University

#8

Brenau University

Gainesville, Georgia
#5 in overall quality

Brenau University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Gainesville, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 19 diplomas to qualified masters’s elementary teaching students in 2019-2020.

Brenau also took the #5 spot in our “Best Elementary 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 Brenau are $13,706.

Read more about Elementary Education at Brenau

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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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