2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Education in the Southeast Region
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In 2019-2020, 8,205 people earned their degree in teacher education, making the major the 110th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 1,604 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 601 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 24 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in teacher education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality teacher education programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the teacher education program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree teacher education students.
Top 24 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Education in the Southeast Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. USF Tampa is a public institution located in Tampa, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 71 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
USF Tampa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $8,355 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Teacher Education students per year to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 24 schools in the Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Florida landed the #2 spot on the list. Orlando, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s teacher education degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.
UCF also took the #2 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Central Florida is $10,274 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Teacher Education 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Out of the 24 schools in the Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Martin landed the #3 spot on the list. The University of Tennessee - Martin is a medium-sized public school situated in Martin, Tennessee. It awarded 56 bachelors’s teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Martin also took the #14 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Tennessee - Martin is $10,955 for southeast region bachelor’s degree teacher education students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Alabama. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. University of North Alabama is located in Florence, Alabama and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s teacher education degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree teacher education students list, UNA has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $14,130 for southeast region bachelor’s degree teacher education students per year to attend UNA.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Memphis. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. UofM is a large public school situated in Memphis, Tennessee. It awarded 7 bachelors’s teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.
UofM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $13,248 for southeast region bachelor’s degree teacher education students per year to attend UofM.
Troy University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Troy University is located in Troy, Alabama and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 25 bachelors’s teacher education degrees to qualified students.
TROY also took the #18 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Troy University is $14,285 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Teacher Education students.
Birmingham Southern College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Birmingham, Alabama, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s teacher education students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree teacher education students list, BSC has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $22,107 for southeast region bachelor’s degree teacher education students per year to attend BSC.
With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #8, Austin Peay State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Clarksville, Tennessee, and it awarded 57 bachelors’s teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.
Austin Peay State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #20 on our “Best Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $13,692 for southeast region bachelor’s degree teacher education students per year to attend Austin Peay State University.
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The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. Chattanooga, Tennessee is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s teacher education degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Chattanooga, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $12,952 for southeast region bachelor’s degree teacher education students per year to attend UT Chattanooga.
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University of Louisiana at Lafayette came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Lafayette, Louisiana, this fairly large public school awarded 14 degrees to qualified bachelors’s teacher education students in 2019-2020.
UL Lafayette also took the #7 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $12,487 for southeast region bachelor’s degree teacher education students per year to attend UL Lafayette.
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Virginia Union University landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Richmond, Virginia, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree teacher education students list, VUU has also earned the #22 rank in our “Best Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $21,813 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Teacher Education students per year to attend Virginia Union University.
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With a ranking of #12, Tennessee State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 52 bachelors’s teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.
Tennessee State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #19 on our “Best Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $12,443 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Teacher Education students per year to attend Tennessee State University.
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With a ranking of #13, Middle Tennessee State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, this large public school awarded 44 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s teacher education students in 2019-2020.
Middle Tennessee State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $12,464 for southeast region bachelor’s degree teacher education students per year to attend Middle Tennessee State University.
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University of Louisville did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #14. This large school is located in Louisville, Kentucky, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.
UofL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Louisville is $16,867 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Teacher Education students.
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University of West Alabama came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Livingston, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s teacher education degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.
University of West Alabama did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #23 on our “Best Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of West Alabama is $15,514 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Teacher Education students.
With a ranking of #16, Western Kentucky University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.
WKU also made our “Best Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #13. It costs about $11,962 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Teacher Education students per year to attend WKU.
Anderson University South Carolina ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Anderson, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s teacher education degrees to 41 students in 2019-2020.
Anderson University South Carolina not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Anderson University South Carolina is $21,756 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Teacher Education students.
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East Tennessee State University ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Johnson City, Tennessee is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s teacher education degrees to 66 students in 2019-2020.
ETSU also made our “Best Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #15. The estimated yearly cost for East Tennessee State University is $14,332 for southeast region bachelor’s degree teacher education students.
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Samford University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #19. This medium-sized school is located in Birmingham, Alabama, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Samford, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $29,673 for southeast region bachelor’s degree teacher education students per year to attend Samford University.
The low student loan default rate of 2.6% 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
College of Charleston came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Charleston, South Carolina, this fairly large public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s teacher education students in 2019-2020.
C of C also took the #10 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for C of C is $19,000 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Teacher Education students.
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Emory and Henry College landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Emory, Virginia, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree teacher education students list, Emory & Henry College has also earned the #21 rank in our “Best Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Emory & Henry College is $18,593 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Teacher Education students.
Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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Georgetown College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Georgetown College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Georgetown, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree teacher education students list, Georgetown College has also earned the #17 rank in our “Best Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Georgetown College is $17,300 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Teacher Education students.
Salem University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #23. This small school is located in Salem, West Virginia, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.
Salem not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #24 on our “Best Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $21,790 for southeast region bachelor’s degree teacher education students per year to attend Salem University.
Vanderbilt University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s teacher education degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Vanderbilt, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Vanderbilt is $19,432 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Teacher Education students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 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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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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- *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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