by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 43,003 people earned their degree in elementary education, making the major the 17th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 11,435 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 8,334 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 286 colleges that offered a degree in elementary education. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in elementary education.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree elementary teaching students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Wendell, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s elementary teaching students in 2020-2021.
Full Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible College Elementary Education Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Blue Mountain College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region. Blue Mountain College is located in Blue Mountain, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 43 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Elementary Education at Blue Mountain College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hobe Sound Bible College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Hobe Sound, Florida, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about Elementary Education at Hobe Sound Bible College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Crowley’s Ridge College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region. Paragould, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Elementary Education at Crowley’s Ridge College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trinity College of Florida. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Trinity, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s elementary teaching students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Trinity College of Florida
With a ranking of #6, Athens State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region list. Athens State University is located in Athens, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 109 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #7, Lees - McRae College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region list. Lees - McRae College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Banner Elk, North Carolina. It awarded 25 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Elementary Education at Lees - McRae College
St. Andrews University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Laurinburg, North Carolina, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Edward Waters College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. Jacksonville, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Elementary Education at Edward Waters College
Warner University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Warner University is a small school located in Lake Wales, Florida that handed out 31 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Paine College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. This small school is located in Augusta, Georgia, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Bluefield State College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Bluefield State College is located in Bluefield, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Bluefield State College
The Baptist College of Florida came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region ranking. BCF is a small school located in Graceville, Florida that handed out 6 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
With a ranking of #14, University of Montevallo did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region list. University of Montevallo is a small school located in Montevallo, Alabama that handed out 47 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Asbury University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region list. Asbury University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Wilmore, Kentucky. It awarded 34 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #16, Belmont Abbey College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Belmont, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 26 degrees to qualified bachelors’s elementary teaching students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #17, Delta State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region list. Delta State University is a small school located in Cleveland, Mississippi that handed out 73 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Dalton State College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Dalton State College is located in Dalton, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 58 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
Williams Baptist University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #19. Williams Baptist University is a small school located in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas that handed out 7 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Williams Baptist University Elementary Education Report
With a ranking of #20, Trinity International University - Florida did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Miramar, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s elementary teaching students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Trinity International University - Florida
Covenant College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #21. Located in Lookout Mountain, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 16 degrees to qualified bachelors’s elementary teaching students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
William Carey University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region list. William Carey University is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 86 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #23, Tougaloo College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region list. Tougaloo is a private not-for-profit institution located in Tougaloo, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #24, Bethune - Cookman University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region list. Bethune - Cookman University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Daytona Beach, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Bethune - Cookman University
Truett McConnell University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #25. TMU is located in Cleveland, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Truett McConnell University
Not only did these schools make the top 43 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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