2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Education in the Southeast Region
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Teacher Education is the 97th most popular major in the country with 9,949 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southeast region, there were 1,960 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 660 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 36 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in teacher education. That schools that top this list have a program in teacher education in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree teacher education students.
Top 25 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Education in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Birmingham Southern College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Birmingham, Alabama, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Teacher Education at BSC
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Tennessee - Martin. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Martin, Tennessee, this medium-sized public school handed out 64 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s teacher education students in 2020-2021.
Full UT Martin Teacher Education Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Anderson University South Carolina. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Anderson, South Carolina, and it awarded 41 bachelors’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
Full Anderson University South Carolina Teacher Education Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Union University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region. Richmond, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s teacher education degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Teacher Education at VUU
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tennessee State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s teacher education degrees to 48 students in 2020-2021.
Full Tennessee State University Teacher Education Report
The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga is a fairly large public school situated in Chattanooga, Tennessee. It awarded 57 bachelors’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Teacher Education at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga
Averett University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Danville, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s teacher education degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Teacher Education at Averett University
East Tennessee State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. 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 74 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Teacher Education at ETSU
With a ranking of #9, University of West Alabama did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region list. University of West Alabama is a medium-sized school located in Livingston, Alabama that handed out 33 bachelors’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Teacher Education at University of West Alabama
Austin Peay State University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region list. Clarksville, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s teacher education degrees to 49 students in 2020-2021.
Full Austin Peay State University Teacher Education Report
Spelman College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Spelman is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 6 bachelors’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Read more about Teacher Education at Spelman College
University of North Alabama landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Florence, Alabama, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Teacher Education at UNA
Samford University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Samford University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Birmingham, Alabama. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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.
Read more about Teacher Education at Samford
Troy University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Troy University is a public institution located in Troy, Alabama. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Troy University Teacher Education Report
With a ranking of #15, Tennessee Wesleyan University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Athens, Tennessee, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Teacher Education at TWU
Emory and Henry College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #16. Located in Emory, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s teacher education students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate 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.
Full Emory and Henry College Teacher Education Report
Georgetown College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Georgetown, Kentucky, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s teacher education students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.9% 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 Teacher Education at Georgetown College
With a ranking of #18, Western Kentucky University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Teacher Education at WKU
University of Louisville came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Louisville, Kentucky is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s teacher education degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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 Teacher Education at UofL
University of Louisiana at Lafayette landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Louisiana at Lafayette is located in Lafayette, Louisiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s teacher education degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Teacher Education at UL Lafayette
University of South Florida - Main Campus came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Tampa, Florida, this large public school awarded 54 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s teacher education students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
Full USF Tampa Teacher Education Report
Vanderbilt University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit institution located in Nashville, Tennessee. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, 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. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Vanderbilt University Teacher Education Report
Middle Tennessee State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #23. This large school is located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Teacher Education at Middle Tennessee State University
With a ranking of #24, Salem University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Salem, West Virginia, this small private for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s teacher education students in 2020-2021.
Full Salem Teacher Education Report
College of Charleston came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. College of Charleston is located in Charleston, South Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s teacher education degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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