2022 Best Value Master’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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 838 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 39 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.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the teacher education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree teacher education students.
Top 25 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Education in the Southeast Region
Out of the 39 schools in the Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Harding University landed the #1 spot on the list. Searcy, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s teacher education degrees to 30 students in 2019-2020.
Harding not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harding University are $11,928, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Out of the 39 schools in the Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Johnson University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified masters’s teacher education students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Johnson University, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Johnson University are $12,070, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Out of the 39 schools in the Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Adventist University landed the #3 spot on the list. Southern Adventist University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Collegedale, Tennessee. It awarded 3 masters’s teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.
Southern Adventist also made our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #15. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Adventist University are $11,700.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Asbury University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Wilmore, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s teacher education degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.
Asbury also made our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #21. Average graduate tuition and fees at Asbury University are $9,990, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Alabama. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Florence, Alabama, this medium-sized public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s teacher education students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree teacher education students list, UNA has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Alabama are $13,860, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Delta State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Delta State University is a small school located in Cleveland, Mississippi that handed out 11 masters’s teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Delta State University are $8,121.
Georgia Southern University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Georgia Southern University is located in Statesboro, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 118 masters’s teacher education degrees to qualified students.
GaSou did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at GaSou are $22,004, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
John Brown University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. JBU is located in Siloam Springs, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 masters’s teacher education degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree teacher education students list, JBU has also earned the #16 rank in our “Best Teacher Education Master’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 John Brown University are $13,920.
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Troy University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Troy, Alabama, this fairly large public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s teacher education students in 2019-2020.
TROY did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #19 on our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at TROY are $16,156, but some majors have different tuition rates.
With a ranking of #10, Murray State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Murray State University is located in Murray, Kentucky and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 masters’s teacher education degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Murray State, the school also landed the #18 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Murray State University are $14,400, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
With a ranking of #11, University of Arkansas did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. University of Arkansas is a large public school situated in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It awarded 30 masters’s teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree teacher education students list, UARK has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arkansas are $22,121, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Samford University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #12. Samford is a private not-for-profit institution located in Birmingham, Alabama. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Samford not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Samford University are $21,227, but some majors have different tuition rates.
With a ranking of #13, Jackson State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Jackson, Mississippi, and it awarded 12 masters’s teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Jackson State University are $9,445, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Christian Brothers University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified masters’s teacher education students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree teacher education students list, Christian Brothers has also earned the #24 rank in our “Best Teacher Education Master’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 Christian Brothers are $13,547.
With a ranking of #15, Southeastern University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. SEU is a medium-sized school located in Lakeland, Florida that handed out 4 masters’s teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.
SEU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #22 on our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southeastern University are $13,515, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of West Georgia landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. University of West Georgia is located in Carrollton, Georgia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 103 masters’s teacher education degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of West Georgia, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Master’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 University of West Georgia are $18,980.
Kennesaw State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #17. Located in Kennesaw, Georgia, this large public school awarded 37 degrees to qualified masters’s teacher education students in 2019-2020.
KSU Georgia also made our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at KSU Georgia are $21,174.
With a ranking of #18, University of Arkansas at Little Rock did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Little Rock, Arkansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s teacher education degrees to 22 students in 2019-2020.
UA Little Rock also took the #25 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arkansas at Little Rock are $14,884, but some majors have different tuition rates.
West Liberty University ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in West Liberty, West Virginia, this small public school handed out 17 degrees to qualified masters’s teacher education students in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at West Liberty University are $8,112.
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University of Arkansas at Monticello ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. UAM is a small public school situated in Monticello, Arkansas. It awarded 14 masters’s teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arkansas at Monticello are $15,007, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Eastern Kentucky University ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Eastern is a fairly large public school situated in Richmond, Kentucky. It awarded 28 masters’s teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Kentucky University are $14,500.
Alabama State University landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Montgomery, Alabama, and it awarded 13 masters’s teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Alabama State University are $17,572.
Shenandoah University ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Shenandoah University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Winchester, Virginia. It awarded 15 masters’s teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.
Shenandoah not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Shenandoah are $23,040, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Read full report on Teacher Education at Shenandoah University
Union College Kentucky ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Barbourville, Kentucky, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s teacher education students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Union College Kentucky are $8,210, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Nova Southeastern University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Nova Southeastern University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
NUS Florida not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at NUS Florida are $22,242, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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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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