2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Elementary Education is the 19th most popular major in the country with 40,622 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
Across the Southeast region, there were 11,130 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 8,337 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 218 colleges that offered 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Elementary Education in the Southeast Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Carolina University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Located in Cullowhee, North Carolina, this fairly large public school awarded 46 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s elementary teaching students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Western Carolina University is $13,722 for southeast region bachelor’s degree elementary teaching students.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Western Carolina University
Out of the 218 schools in the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi University for Women landed the #2 spot on the list. Mississippi University for Women is located in Columbus, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 27 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for Mississippi University for Women is $12,054 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Elementary Teaching students.
Out of the 218 schools in the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Delta State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Cleveland, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to 51 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $13,132 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Elementary Teaching students per year to attend Delta State University.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Nicholls State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Nicholls State University is a public institution located in Thibodaux, Louisiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Nicholls State University is $12,247 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Elementary Teaching students.
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Out of the 218 schools in the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida International University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Miami, Florida, this large public school awarded 113 degrees to qualified bachelors’s elementary teaching students in 2019-2020.
FIU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $7,296 for southeast region bachelor’s degree elementary teaching students per year to attend FIU.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
University of South Florida - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Tampa, Florida, this large public school awarded 148 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s elementary teaching students in 2019-2020.
USF Tampa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $8,355 for southeast region bachelor’s degree elementary teaching students per year to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Elementary Education at University of South Florida - Main Campus
University of the Cumberlands came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. University of the Cumberlands is a private not-for-profit institution located in Williamsburg, Kentucky. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 51 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $16,894 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Elementary Teaching students per year to attend Cumberlands.
Georgia Southern University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. GaSou is a large public school situated in Statesboro, Georgia. It awarded 142 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree elementary teaching students list, GaSou has also earned the #19 rank in our “Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $15,536 for southeast region bachelor’s degree elementary teaching students per year to attend Georgia Southern University.
Read more about Elementary Education at Georgia Southern University
With a ranking of #9, William Carey University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 42 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s elementary teaching students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend William Carey University is $13,000 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Elementary Teaching students.
Read full report on Elementary Education at William Carey University
With a ranking of #10, University of Central Florida did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. University of Central Florida is a large public school situated in Orlando, Florida. It awarded 325 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCF, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UCF is $10,274 for southeast region bachelor’s degree elementary teaching students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Elementary Education at University of Central Florida
Henderson State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Henderson State University is located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 53 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $10,270 for southeast region bachelor’s degree elementary teaching students per year to attend Henderson State University.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Henderson State University
Tennessee Technological University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Tennessee Tech University is a public institution located in Cookeville, Tennessee. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 125 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Tennessee Tech University also made our “Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #17. It costs about $15,929 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Elementary Teaching students per year to attend Tennessee Tech University.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of North Georgia landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Dahlonega, Georgia, this fairly large public school handed out 128 degrees to qualified bachelors’s elementary teaching students in 2019-2020.
UNG excels when it comes to elementary teaching quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our “Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of North Georgia is $10,396 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Elementary Teaching students.
Read more about Elementary Education at University of North Georgia
Louisiana Tech University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Ruston, Louisiana, this fairly large public school handed out 22 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s elementary teaching students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $12,084 for southeast region bachelor’s degree elementary teaching students per year to attend Louisiana Tech.
University of Central Arkansas came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Conway, Arkansas, and it awarded 80 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $15,376 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Elementary Teaching students per year to attend UCA.
Read more about Elementary Education at University of Central Arkansas
Athens State University ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Athens, Alabama is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to 95 students in 2019-2020.
Read more about Elementary Education at Athens State University
Kennesaw State University landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Kennesaw State University is located in Kennesaw, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 180 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at KSU Georgia, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $17,221 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Elementary Teaching students per year to attend Kennesaw State University.
Indian River State College ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Fort Pierce, Florida, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $2,003 for southeast region bachelor’s degree elementary teaching students per year to attend Indian River State College.
Dalton State College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #19. This small school is located in Dalton, Georgia, and it awarded 91 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Dalton State College is $6,543 for southeast region bachelor’s degree elementary teaching students.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Dalton State College
Appalachian State University ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Boone, North Carolina, and it awarded 167 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
Appalachian State also made our “Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #8. The yearly cost to attend Appalachian State is $13,920 for southeast region bachelor’s degree elementary teaching students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Florida Atlantic University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. FAU is located in Boca Raton, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 104 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
FAU also took the #20 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $10,186 for southeast region bachelor’s degree elementary teaching students per year to attend Florida Atlantic University.
Middle Georgia State University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Middle Georgia State University is a medium-sized school located in Macon, Georgia that handed out 43 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Middle Georgia State University is $10,116 for southeast region bachelor’s degree elementary teaching students.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Middle Georgia State University
Daytona State College ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Daytona State College is a fairly large school located in Daytona Beach, Florida that handed out 54 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Daytona State College is $8,789 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Elementary Teaching students.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Daytona State College
Florida State University landed the #24 spot on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Tallahassee, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to 60 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Florida State, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Florida State University is $9,789 for southeast region bachelor’s degree elementary teaching students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Florida SouthWestern State College ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Florida SouthWestern State College is a fairly large public school situated in Fort Myers, Florida. It awarded 63 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend FSW is $8,100 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Elementary Teaching students.
Read more about Elementary Education at Florida SouthWestern State College
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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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