by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Major in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching is the 288th most popular major in the country with 2,450 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southeast region, there were 1,004 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 $55,213 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in kindergarten/preschool education and teaching. That schools that top this list have a program in kindergarten/preschool education and teaching in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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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 “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Major in the Southeast Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree kindergarten/preschool education and teaching students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jackson State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Major in the Southeast Region list. Jackson State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Jackson, Mississippi. It awarded 63 masters’s kindergarten/preschool education and teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Jackson State Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Report
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Furman University landed the #2 spot on the list. Greenville, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s kindergarten/preschool education and teaching degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Major in the Southeast Region list. Georgia State University is a large school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 26 masters’s kindergarten/preschool education and teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Old Dominion University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Major in the Southeast Region list. Old Dominion is a large public school situated in Norfolk, Virginia. It awarded 5 masters’s kindergarten/preschool education and teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, East Carolina University landed the #5 spot on the list. ECU is located in Greenville, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s kindergarten/preschool education and teaching degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #6, University of North Carolina at Charlotte did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Major in the Southeast Region list. UNC Charlotte is a large public school situated in Charlotte, North Carolina. It awarded 3 masters’s kindergarten/preschool education and teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of North Carolina at Charlotte Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Report
With a ranking of #7, Greensboro College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Greensboro, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 10 degrees to qualified masters’s kindergarten/preschool education and teaching students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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Johnson University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified masters’s kindergarten/preschool education and teaching students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Johnson University Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Report
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Major in the Southeast Region ranking. UNC Chapel Hill is a public institution located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching at UNC Chapel Hill
Norfolk State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Norfolk, Virginia, this medium-sized public school awarded 17 diplomas to qualified masters’s kindergarten/preschool education and teaching students in 2020-2021.
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