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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Elementary Education (Income $30-$48k)

8 Ranked Colleges
34 Degrees Awarded
$26,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 34 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in elementary education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great elementary education programs and cost less that 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 elementary education program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree elementary teaching students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Elementary Education (Income $30-$48k)

#1

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Georgia is a large public school situated in Athens, Georgia. It awarded 8 doctorate’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree elementary teaching students whose families make $30-$48k list, UGA has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Elementary Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UGA are $27,476, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Elementary Education at UGA

#2

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, this large public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified doctorate’s elementary teaching students in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Elementary Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers University - New Brunswick are $32,132, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Rutgers New Brunswick Elementary Education Report

#3

Ball State University

Muncie, Indiana
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ball State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k. Ball State is a large school located in Muncie, Indiana that handed out 1 doctorate’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree elementary teaching students whose families make $30-$48k list, Ball State has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Elementary Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Ball State University are $26,204.

Full Ball State Elementary Education Report

#4

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, Georgia
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kennesaw State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Kennesaw, Georgia, this large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s elementary teaching students in 2019-2020.

KSU Georgia also took the #4 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at KSU Georgia are $21,174, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Kennesaw State University Elementary Education Report

#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Northern Colorado. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large public school situated in Greeley, Colorado. It awarded 11 doctorate’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Northern Colorado did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Elementary Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Northern Colorado are $21,708, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Northern Colorado Elementary Education Report

#6

New York University

New York, New York
#2 in overall quality

New York University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. New York University is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree elementary teaching students whose families make $30-$48k list, NYU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Elementary Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NYU are $36,892, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Elementary Education at NYU

#7

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama
#6 in overall quality

The University of Alabama came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Tuscaloosa, Alabama is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s elementary teaching degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

UA also made our “Best Elementary Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Alabama are $30,940, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UA Elementary Education Report

#8 in overall quality

University of Akron Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Akron, Ohio. It awarded 1 doctorate’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Akron Main Campus also took the #8 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Akron Main Campus are $15,217.

Read more about Elementary Education at University of Akron Main Campus

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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