2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Secondary Education is the 88th most popular major in the country with 9,530 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
Across the Southeast region, there were 2,448 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 876 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 60 colleges that offer a degree in secondary education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality secondary education 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 secondary 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 Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Secondary Education in the Southeast Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Nicholls State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Nicholls State University is located in Thibodaux, Louisiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend Nicholls State University is $12,247 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Secondary Teaching students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia Southern University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Georgia Southern University is a public institution located in Statesboro, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at GaSou, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend GaSou is $15,536 for southeast region bachelor’s degree secondary teaching students.
Read more about Secondary Education at Georgia Southern University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Florida. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. This large school is located in Orlando, Florida, and it awarded 54 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
UCF also made our “Best Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $10,274 for southeast region bachelor’s degree secondary teaching students per year to attend University of Central Florida.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tennessee Technological University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Tennessee Tech University is a fairly large public school situated in Cookeville, Tennessee. It awarded 38 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree secondary teaching students list, Tennessee Tech University has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Tennessee Technological University is $15,929 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Secondary Teaching 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%.
Read full report on Secondary Education at Tennessee Tech University
Out of the 60 schools in the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Georgia landed the #5 spot on the list. UNG is a fairly large school located in Dahlonega, Georgia that handed out 1 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
UNG did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of North Georgia is $10,396 for southeast region bachelor’s degree secondary teaching students.
Read full report on Secondary Education at University of North Georgia
Louisiana Tech University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Louisiana Tech is a fairly large public school situated in Ruston, Louisiana. It awarded 20 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
Louisiana Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #19 on our “Best Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Louisiana Tech University is $12,084 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Secondary Teaching students.
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Kennesaw State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Kennesaw, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.
KSU Georgia also made our “Best Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $17,221 for southeast region bachelor’s degree secondary teaching students per year to attend KSU Georgia.
Read full report on Secondary Education at Kennesaw State University
With a ranking of #8, Middle Georgia State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Middle Georgia State University is a public institution located in Macon, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Middle Georgia State University is $10,116 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Secondary Teaching students.
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Florida State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Florida State is located in Tallahassee, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Florida State, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Florida State University is $9,789 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Secondary Teaching 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of North Florida landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Jacksonville, Florida, this fairly large public school handed out 17 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s secondary teaching students in 2019-2020.
UNF also took the #10 spot in our “Best Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $9,606 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Secondary Teaching students per year to attend University of North Florida.
The low student loan default rate of 4.3% 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 University of Tennessee - Martin came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. UT Martin is a public institution located in Martin, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $10,955 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Secondary Teaching students per year to attend UT Martin.
University of South Alabama did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #12. University of South Alabama is a fairly large school located in Mobile, Alabama that handed out 18 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for USA is $15,501 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Secondary Teaching students.
Read full report on Secondary Education at University of South Alabama
With a ranking of #13, Shepherd University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
Shepherd University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #18 on our “Best Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $11,021 for southeast region bachelor’s degree secondary teaching students per year to attend Shepherd University.
University of New Orleans landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. UNO is a public institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend UNO is $11,193 for southeast region bachelor’s degree secondary teaching students.
With a ranking of #15, West Liberty University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. West Liberty University is located in West Liberty, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 29 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend West Liberty University is $13,793 for southeast region bachelor’s degree secondary teaching students.
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With a ranking of #16, Thomas University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Thomasville, Georgia, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $23,105 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Secondary Teaching students per year to attend TU.
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #17. Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University is located in Tallahassee, Florida and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University is $15,060 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Secondary Teaching students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Secondary Education at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
University of North Alabama did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #18. University of North Alabama is located in Florence, Alabama and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 31 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend UNA is $14,130 for southeast region bachelor’s degree secondary teaching students.
Troy University landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Troy University is a fairly large public school situated in Troy, Alabama. It awarded 23 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Troy University is $14,285 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Secondary Teaching students.
With a ranking of #20, Louisiana State University - Shreveport did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Louisiana State University - Shreveport is a medium-sized public school situated in Shreveport, Louisiana. It awarded 4 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Louisiana State University - Shreveport is $8,952 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Secondary Teaching students.
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Freed-Hardeman University ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Freed-Hardeman University is located in Henderson, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree secondary teaching students list, FHU has also earned the #22 rank in our “Best Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend FHU is $16,703 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Secondary Teaching students.
With a ranking of #22, Florida Gulf Coast University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Fort Myers, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.
FGCU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $11,606 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Secondary Teaching students per year to attend FGCU.
Read more about Secondary Education at Florida Gulf Coast University
University of South Carolina - Aiken came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Aiken, South Carolina, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $15,050 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Secondary Teaching students per year to attend UofSC Aiken.
Read more about Secondary Education at University of South Carolina - Aiken
Northern Kentucky University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #24. Northern Kentucky University is a fairly large public school situated in Highland Heights, Kentucky. It awarded 11 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $9,049 for southeast region bachelor’s degree secondary teaching students per year to attend Northern Kentucky University.
Read full report on Secondary Education at Northern Kentucky University
Mississippi State University ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Mississippi State University is a large public school situated in Mississippi State, Mississippi. It awarded 53 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
Mississippi State also made our “Best Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #11. It costs about $16,173 for southeast region bachelor’s degree secondary teaching students per year to attend Mississippi State University.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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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%.
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- 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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