2022 Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching is the 318th most popular major in the country with 2,068 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 872 kindergarten/preschool education and teaching graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 108 kindergarten/preschool education and teaching graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in kindergarten/preschool education and teaching. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality kindergarten/preschool education and teaching programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the kindergarten/preschool education and teaching program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The kindergarten/preschool education and teaching school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

East Carolina University

Greenville, North Carolina

$20,685 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Carolina University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This large school is located in Greenville, North Carolina, and it awarded 4 masters’s kindergarten/preschool education and teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

ECU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching 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 ECU are $20,685.

Full ECU Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Report

#2

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$21,055 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Charlotte, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified masters’s kindergarten/preschool education and teaching students in 2019-2020.

UNC Charlotte not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. 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.

Full UNC Charlotte Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Report

#3

Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia

#2 in overall quality

$24,790 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Georgia State is a large public school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 33 masters’s kindergarten/preschool education and teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Georgia State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching 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 Georgia State are $24,790.

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#4

Jackson State University

Jackson, Mississippi

#3 in overall quality

$9,445 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Jackson State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Jackson, Mississippi, this medium-sized public school handed out 54 diplomas to qualified masters’s kindergarten/preschool education and teaching students in 2019-2020.

Jackson State also made our “Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Jackson State University are $9,445, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching (Income $30-$48k)

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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