2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Development & Methodology 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 Teacher Development & Methodology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Teacher Development & Methodology is the 167th most popular major in the country with 5,386 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 1,794 teacher development and methodology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 49 teacher development and methodology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Teacher Development & Methodology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in teacher development and methodology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent teacher development and methodology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the teacher development and methodology 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 Teacher Development & Methodology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree teacher development & methodology students.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Development & Methodology in the Southeast Region

#1

Appalachian State University

Boone, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$13,920 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Teacher Development & Methodology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Appalachian State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Boone, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s teacher development and methodology students in 2019-2020.

Appalachian State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Teacher Development & Methodology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Appalachian State University is $13,920 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Teacher Development & Methodology students.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its 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%.

Read more about Teacher Development & Methodology at Appalachian State University

#2

King University

Bristol, Tennessee

#4 in overall quality

$22,652 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend King University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Teacher Development & Methodology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. King University is located in Bristol, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s teacher development and methodology degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at King, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Teacher Development & Methodology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $22,652 for southeast region bachelor’s degree teacher development & methodology students per year to attend King University.

Read full report on Teacher Development & Methodology at King University

#3

University of Lynchburg

Lynchburg, Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$23,207 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Teacher Development & Methodology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Lynchburg landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Lynchburg is a small school located in Lynchburg, Virginia that handed out 28 bachelors’s teacher development and methodology degrees in 2019-2020.

Lynchburg also took the #2 spot in our “Best Teacher Development & Methodology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Lynchburg is $23,207 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Teacher Development & Methodology students.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about Teacher Development & Methodology at Lynchburg

#4

Lenoir - Rhyne University

Hickory, North Carolina

#3 in overall quality

$18,924 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Teacher Development & Methodology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lenoir - Rhyne University landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Hickory, North Carolina, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s teacher development and methodology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree teacher development & methodology students list, Lenoir - Rhyne University has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Teacher Development & Methodology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Lenoir - Rhyne University is $18,924 for southeast region bachelor’s degree teacher development & methodology students.

Full Lenoir - Rhyne University Teacher Development & Methodology Report

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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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