by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 9,949 people earned their degree in teacher education, making the major the 97th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 1,960 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,073 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 57 colleges that offer a degree in teacher education. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in teacher education.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Tennessee - Martin. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region. UT Martin is a medium-sized public school situated in Martin, Tennessee. It awarded 109 masters’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 57 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi Valley State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Mississippi Valley State University is located in Itta Bena, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 masters’s teacher education degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Teacher Education at Mississippi Valley State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Union University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Richmond, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 14 degrees to qualified masters’s teacher education students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Teacher Education at Virginia Union University
Out of the 57 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, LaGrange College landed the #4 spot on the list. Lagrange, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s teacher education degrees to 13 students 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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Liberty University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region list. West Liberty, West Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s teacher education degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.
University of West Georgia came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of West Georgia is a fairly large school located in Carrollton, Georgia that handed out 114 masters’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
Mary Baldwin University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Mary Baldwin is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Staunton, Virginia. It awarded 14 masters’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
Delta State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Delta State University is a public institution located in Cleveland, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 31 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Union College Kentucky landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Union College is located in Barbourville, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 masters’s teacher education degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #10, Harding University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region list. Harding is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Searcy, Arkansas. It awarded 34 masters’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #10, Columbia International University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Columbia, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified masters’s teacher education students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
Full Columbia International University Teacher Education Report
John Brown University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region list. John Brown University is a small school located in Siloam Springs, Arkansas that handed out 13 masters’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%.
Jackson State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #13. Jackson, Mississippi is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s teacher education degrees to 34 students in 2020-2021.
Christian Brothers University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 11 degrees to qualified masters’s teacher education students in 2020-2021.
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Georgia Southern University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. GaSou is a large school located in Statesboro, Georgia that handed out 109 masters’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Miami ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region list. U Miami is located in Coral Gables, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 91 masters’s teacher education degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Teacher Education at University of Miami
Johnson University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #17. Johnson University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Knoxville, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 masters’s 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%. The impressive undergraduate 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.
Middle Georgia State University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Macon, Georgia, and it awarded 15 masters’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Teacher Education at Middle Georgia State University
With a ranking of #19, University of Arkansas at Little Rock did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region list. UA Little Rock is a public institution located in Little Rock, Arkansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 25 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Murray State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #20. Located in Murray, Kentucky, this medium-sized public school awarded 22 diplomas to qualified masters’s teacher education students in 2020-2021.
Alabama State University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Alabama State is located in Montgomery, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s teacher education degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Teacher Education at Alabama State University
University of Arkansas landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Arkansas is a large public school situated in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It awarded 67 masters’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Southern Adventist University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #23. Located in Collegedale, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 6 degrees to qualified masters’s teacher education students 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%.
Auburn University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Auburn University is a large public school situated in Auburn, Alabama. It awarded 57 masters’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national 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.
Eastern Kentucky University ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Richmond, Kentucky, and it awarded 23 masters’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
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