2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 8 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree secondary teaching students.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Secondary Education in the Southeast Region

#1

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, Georgia

#1 in overall quality

$21,174 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kennesaw State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region. This large school is located in Kennesaw, Georgia, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s secondary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

KSU Georgia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Secondary Education Doctor’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 KSU Georgia are $21,174.

Read more about Secondary Education at KSU Georgia

#2

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

#2 in overall quality

$30,940 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Alabama landed the #2 spot on the list. UA is a public institution located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree secondary teaching students list, UA has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Secondary Education Doctor’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 The University of Alabama are $30,940.

Full The University of Alabama Secondary Education Report

#2

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama

#2 in overall quality

$31,956 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auburn University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. Auburn is located in Auburn, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.

Auburn also made our “Best Secondary Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Auburn are $31,956, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Secondary Education at Auburn University

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Secondary Education

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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