2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Elementary Education in the Southeast Region (With Aid)
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In 2019-2020, 40,622 people earned their degree in elementary education, making the major the 19th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 11,130 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 2,088 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 93 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree elementary teaching students with aid.
Top 25 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Elementary Education in the Southeast Region (With Aid)
Out of the 93 schools in the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school handed out 72 degrees to qualified masters’s elementary teaching students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree elementary teaching students with aid list, UF has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Elementary 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 Florida are $30,130.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Elizabeth City State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. ECSU is a small public school situated in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. It awarded 5 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at ECSU are $18,697, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Florida. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Orlando, Florida, and it awarded 18 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree elementary teaching students with aid list, UCF has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Central Florida are $28,657, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. USF Tampa is located in Tampa, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 22 masters’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
USF Tampa also took the #18 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at USF Tampa are $21,126, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Out of the 93 schools in the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Raleigh, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s elementary teaching degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.
NC State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Elementary 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 NC State are $28,999.
Read full report on Elementary Education at North Carolina State University
University of North Florida came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Jacksonville, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s elementary teaching degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Florida are $21,930, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read full report on Elementary Education at University of North Florida
With a ranking of #7, Georgia Southwestern State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Americus, Georgia, and it awarded 75 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia Southwestern State University are $15,206, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Full Georgia Southwestern State University Elementary Education Report
Florida Atlantic University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Boca Raton, Florida, this large public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s elementary teaching students in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Florida Atlantic University are $18,482.
Georgia Southern University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Georgia Southern University is a large public school situated in Statesboro, Georgia. It awarded 32 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
GaSou also took the #3 spot in our “Best Elementary 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 GaSou are $22,004.
Read more about Elementary Education at Georgia Southern University
Northern Kentucky University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. NKU is a fairly large public school situated in Highland Heights, Kentucky. It awarded 31 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at NKU are $17,358, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read more about Elementary Education at Northern Kentucky University
McNeese State University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. McNeese is located in Lake Charles, Louisiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
Average graduate tuition and fees at McNeese are $16,386, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Read more about Elementary Education at McNeese State University
With a ranking of #12, Louisiana Tech University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Ruston, Louisiana, and it awarded 7 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana Tech University are $12,690, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of North Carolina at Pembroke did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #13. Pembroke, North Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s elementary teaching degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Pembroke are $18,800.
Full University of North Carolina at Pembroke Elementary Education Report
With a ranking of #14, Marshall University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Marshall University is located in Huntington, West Virginia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
Marshall University also took the #0 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Marshall University are $21,162, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Marshall University
University of Louisiana at Monroe landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of Louisiana at Monroe is a medium-sized school located in Monroe, Louisiana that handed out 9 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at ULM are $21,410, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read more about Elementary Education at University of Louisiana at Monroe
University of North Alabama ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of North Alabama is a medium-sized public school situated in Florence, Alabama. It awarded 32 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at UNA are $13,860, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of the Cumberlands came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This fairly large school is located in Williamsburg, Kentucky, and it awarded 93 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at University of the Cumberlands are $4,582, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of New Orleans ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. This medium-sized school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 7 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNO are $13,678.
Murray State University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Murray State University is located in Murray, Kentucky and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Murray State University are $14,400.
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With a ranking of #20, East Carolina University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Greenville, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 29 degrees to qualified masters’s elementary teaching students in 2019-2020.
ECU also made our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #12. Average graduate tuition and fees at East Carolina University are $20,685, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read more about Elementary Education at East Carolina University
University of West Georgia did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #21. Located in Carrollton, Georgia, this fairly large public school awarded 103 degrees to qualified masters’s elementary teaching students in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of West Georgia are $18,980.
Read more about Elementary Education at University of West Georgia
University of Arkansas ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Arkansas is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 47 masters’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
UARK not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arkansas are $22,121, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of Louisiana at Lafayette ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Louisiana at Lafayette is a fairly large school located in Lafayette, Louisiana that handed out 1 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
UL Lafayette also made our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Louisiana at Lafayette are $23,865.
With a ranking of #24, University of North Carolina at Charlotte did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of North Carolina at Charlotte is located in Charlotte, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 31 masters’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree elementary teaching students with aid list, UNC Charlotte has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Charlotte are $21,055, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
William Carey University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #25. William Carey University is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 42 masters’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at William Carey University are $11,400.
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- 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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