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2022 Best Value Grade Specific Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region

261 Ranked Colleges
13,688 Degrees Awarded
$11,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Grade Specific Ed Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Grade Specific Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Teacher Education Grade Specific is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 7th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 102,079 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, teacher education grade specific graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $36,168 and had an average of $25,432 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 27,756 teacher education grade specific graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,628 and $25,029 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 13,688 teacher education grade specific graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Grade Specific Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 261 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in teacher education grade specific. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality teacher education grade specific programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the teacher education grade specific program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Grade Specific Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Grade Specific Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region.

Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Education Grade Specific in the Southeast Region

#1

Western Carolina University

Cullowhee, North Carolina

Out of the 261 schools in the Best Value Grade Specific Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Carolina University landed the #1 spot on the list. WCU is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 99 bachelors’s grade specific ed degrees to qualified students.

It costs about $13,722 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Grade Specific Ed students per year to attend Western Carolina University.

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#2

Mississippi University for Women

Columbus, Mississippi

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mississippi University for Women. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Grade Specific Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. MUW is a public institution located in Columbus, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $12,054 for southeast region bachelor’s degree grade specific ed students per year to attend Mississippi University for Women.

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#3

Delta State University

Cleveland, Mississippi

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Delta State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Grade Specific Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Delta State University is a small public school situated in Cleveland, Mississippi. It awarded 51 bachelors’s grade specific ed degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Delta State University is $13,132 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Grade Specific Ed students.

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#4

Nicholls State University

Thibodaux, Louisiana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nicholls State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Grade Specific Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Nicholls State University is located in Thibodaux, Louisiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 25 bachelors’s grade specific ed degrees to qualified students.

The yearly cost to attend Nicholls State University is $12,247 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Grade Specific Ed students.

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Out of the 261 schools in the Best Value Grade Specific Ed 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. FIU is a large public school situated in Miami, Florida. It awarded 321 bachelors’s grade specific ed degrees in 2019-2020.

FIU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for FIU is $7,296 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Grade Specific Ed students.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Grade Specific Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. USF Tampa is a public institution located in Tampa, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 234 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

USF Tampa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend USF Tampa is $8,355 for southeast region bachelor’s degree grade specific ed students.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#7

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, Kentucky

With a ranking of #7, University of the Cumberlands did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Grade Specific Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Cumberlands is a private not-for-profit institution located in Williamsburg, Kentucky. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 55 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Cumberlands is $16,894 for southeast region bachelor’s degree grade specific ed students.

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#8

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, Georgia

Georgia Southern University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Grade Specific Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. GaSou is located in Statesboro, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 190 bachelors’s grade specific ed degrees to qualified students.

GaSou also took the #23 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $15,536 for southeast region bachelor’s degree grade specific ed students per year to attend Georgia Southern University.

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#9

William Carey University

Hattiesburg, Mississippi

William Carey University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Grade Specific Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. Hattiesburg, Mississippi is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s grade specific ed degrees to 42 students in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend William Carey University is $13,000 for southeast region bachelor’s degree grade specific ed students.

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#10

University of Central Florida

Orlando, Florida

University of Central Florida did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Grade Specific Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #10. University of Central Florida is a large school located in Orlando, Florida that handed out 465 bachelors’s grade specific ed degrees in 2019-2020.

UCF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $10,274 for southeast region bachelor’s degree grade specific ed students per year to attend UCF.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The low student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.

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#11

Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, Arkansas

Henderson State University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Grade Specific Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Henderson State University is a public institution located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 61 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Henderson State University is $10,270 for southeast region bachelor’s degree grade specific ed students.

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#12

Tennessee Technological University

Cookeville, Tennessee

Tennessee Technological University landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Grade Specific Ed 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 201 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Tennessee Tech University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #21 on our “Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Tennessee Tech University is $15,929 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Grade Specific Ed students.

The low student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.

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#13

University of North Georgia

Dahlonega, Georgia

University of North Georgia did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Grade Specific Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #13. UNG is located in Dahlonega, Georgia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 154 bachelors’s grade specific ed degrees to qualified students.

On top of its placing in this ranking, UNG also did well on our “Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our “Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $10,396 for southeast region bachelor’s degree grade specific ed students per year to attend UNG.

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#14

Louisiana Tech University

Ruston, Louisiana

Louisiana Tech University landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Grade Specific Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Louisiana Tech is located in Ruston, Louisiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 55 bachelors’s grade specific ed degrees to qualified students.

The estimated yearly cost for Louisiana Tech University is $12,084 for southeast region bachelor’s degree grade specific ed students.

Full Louisiana Tech University Teacher Education Grade Specific Report

With a ranking of #15, University of Central Arkansas did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Grade Specific Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. UCA is a fairly large school located in Conway, Arkansas that handed out 94 bachelors’s grade specific ed degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $15,376 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Grade Specific Ed students per year to attend University of Central Arkansas.

Full UCA Teacher Education Grade Specific Report

#16

Athens State University

Athens, Alabama
Top 25% in overall quality

Athens State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Grade Specific Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #16. Athens, Alabama is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s grade specific ed degrees to 123 students in 2019-2020.

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#17

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, Georgia

Kennesaw State University ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Grade Specific Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Kennesaw State University is a large public school situated in Kennesaw, Georgia. It awarded 239 bachelors’s grade specific ed degrees in 2019-2020.

KSU Georgia also made our “Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #13. The estimated yearly cost for KSU Georgia is $17,221 for southeast region bachelor’s degree grade specific ed students.

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#18

Indian River State College

Fort Pierce, Florida

With a ranking of #18, Indian River State College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Grade Specific Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Fort Pierce, Florida, this fairly large public school awarded 28 degrees to qualified bachelors’s grade specific ed students in 2019-2020.

It costs about $2,003 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Grade Specific Ed students per year to attend Indian River State College.

Full Indian River State College Teacher Education Grade Specific Report

#19

Dalton State College

Dalton, Georgia

Dalton State College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Grade Specific Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Dalton State College is a public institution located in Dalton, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 91 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Dalton State College is $6,543 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Grade Specific Ed students.

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#20

Appalachian State University

Boone, North Carolina

Appalachian State University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Grade Specific Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Boone, North Carolina, and it awarded 203 bachelors’s grade specific ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Appalachian State also took the #10 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Appalachian State University is $13,920 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Grade Specific Ed 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#21

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, Florida

Florida Atlantic University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Grade Specific Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #21. FAU is a public institution located in Boca Raton, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 104 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

FAU also took the #24 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for FAU is $10,186 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Grade Specific Ed students.

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Middle Georgia State University landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value Grade Specific Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Macon, Georgia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s grade specific ed degrees to 45 students in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Middle Georgia State University is $10,116 for southeast region bachelor’s degree grade specific ed students.

Full Middle Georgia State University Teacher Education Grade Specific Report

#23

Daytona State College

Daytona Beach, Florida

Daytona State College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Grade Specific Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Daytona State College is a fairly large school located in Daytona Beach, Florida that handed out 54 bachelors’s grade specific ed degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $8,789 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Grade Specific Ed students per year to attend Daytona State College.

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#24

Florida SouthWestern State College

Fort Myers, Florida

Florida SouthWestern State College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Grade Specific Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #24. This fairly large school is located in Fort Myers, Florida, and it awarded 63 bachelors’s grade specific ed degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $8,100 for southeast region bachelor’s degree grade specific ed students per year to attend Florida SouthWestern State College.

Full Florida SouthWestern State College Teacher Education Grade Specific Report

#24

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida

With a ranking of #24, Florida State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Grade Specific Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Florida State is a public institution located in Tallahassee, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 81 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Florida State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Florida State University is $9,789 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Grade Specific Ed students.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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Rest of the Best 40 in Best Value Grade Specific Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region

Not only did these schools make the top 40 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:

#26

Harding University

Searcy, Arkansas
#27

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, Florida
#28

Georgia Gwinnett College

Lawrenceville, Georgia
#29

McNeese State University

Lake Charles, Louisiana
#30

University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, Mississippi
#32

Gordon State College

Barnesville, Georgia
#33

University of North Carolina at Pembroke

Pembroke, North Carolina
#34

University of South Alabama

Mobile, Alabama
#35

Florida State College at Jacksonville

Jacksonville, Florida
#37

Blue Mountain College

Blue Mountain, Mississippi
#39

Clayton State University

Morrow, Georgia
#40

Shepherd University

Shepherdstown, West Virginia

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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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