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2023 Best Value Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Georgia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

13 Colleges
$9,903 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$77,195 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Education Doctor's Degree School for You

Education is the most popular major in Georgia with 6,283 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Georgia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 13 schools in Georgia to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for education students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for education majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top 10 Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, GA

Our 2023 rankings named University of West Georgia the best value school in Georgia for education students working on their doctor’s degree. University of West Georgia is a fairly large public school located in the town of Carrollton.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at University of West Georgia are $6,488 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, University of West Georgia is ranked #2 for overall quality for education in Georgia.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of North Georgia helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in Georgia. Located in the distant town of Dahlonega, UNG is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UNG graduate students pay an average of $6,006 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Kennesaw State University is a great value for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Kennesaw, KSU Georgia is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at KSU Georgia are $7,224 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, KSU Georgia is ranked #3 for overall quality for education in Georgia.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Columbus State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in Georgia. Located in the midsize city of Columbus, CSU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at CSU are $8,170 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Valdosta State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. Located in the small city of Valdosta, VSU is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at VSU are $6,784 a year.

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#6

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

Augusta University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Augusta, Augusta University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Augusta University are $7,444 per year.

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#7

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

University of Georgia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. UGA is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Athens.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UGA are $11,156 per year.

UGA not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia list.

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#8

Piedmont College

Demorest, GA

With a ranking of #8, Piedmont College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Demorest, Piedmont College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Piedmont College are $11,020 per year.

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#9

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

Georgia Southern University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia ranking. GaSou is a very large public school located in the town of Statesboro.

GaSou graduate students pay an average of $7,100 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Georgia State University

Atlanta, GA

Georgia State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia ranking. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Georgia State are $9,292 a year.

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Best Value Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Education Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 2,371
Florida 5,192
Virginia 7,400
Tennessee 3,386
North Carolina 4,150
West Virginia 924
Louisiana 1,732
South Carolina 2,297
Kentucky 3,387
Arkansas 3,395
Alabama 3,231

Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
General Education 21,189
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784
Student Counseling 13,840
Instructional Media Design 8,387
Teaching English or French 4,743
Other Education 2,513
Multilingual Education 1,672
Educational Assessment 1,215
Education Philosophy 421
International Education 257
Teaching Assistants 20

Majors Similar to Education

Related Major Annual Graduates
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 13 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Horadrim.

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