2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Elementary Education in the Southeast Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” ranking.

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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 11 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 2 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.

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 Doctorate in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree elementary teaching students.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Elementary Education in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia

#1 in overall quality

$27,476 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 in the Southeast Region. UGA is a large school located in Athens, Georgia that handed out 8 doctorate’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree elementary teaching students list, UGA has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Elementary Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UGA are $27,476, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Elementary Education at UGA

#1

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, Georgia

#2 in overall quality

$21,174 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kennesaw State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Kennesaw, Georgia, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

KSU Georgia also took the #2 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kennesaw State University are $21,174, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Elementary Education at Kennesaw State University

#2

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

#2 in overall quality

$30,940 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Alabama. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. Located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, this large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s elementary teaching students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UA, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Doctor’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 UA are $30,940.

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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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