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2023 Best Value Education Master's Degree Schools in Georgia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

21 Colleges
$10,204 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,367 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Education Master'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 Master's Degree Schools in Georgia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in Georgia to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for education students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia

Check out the education master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Education Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Georgia Southwestern State University the best value school in Georgia for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Americus, GSW is a public college with a small student population.

GSW graduate students pay an average of $4,892 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Georgia. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. Located in the town of Dahlonega, UNG is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNG are $6,006 a year.

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#3

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Augusta University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. Located in the city of Augusta, Augusta University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Augusta University graduate students pay an average of $7,444 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Augusta University is ranked #4 for overall quality for education in Georgia.

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#4

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of West Georgia. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. University of West Georgia is a fairly large public school located in the fringe town of Carrollton.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of West Georgia are $6,488 per year.

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Out of the 21 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Valdosta State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Valdosta, VSU is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at VSU are $6,784 per year.

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Albany State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. Located in the city of Albany, Albany State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Albany State are $5,308 per year.

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Georgia College & State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. Georgia College is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Milledgeville.

Georgia College graduate students pay an average of $7,308 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

Georgia Southern University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia ranking. GaSou is a very large public school located in the distant town of Statesboro.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at GaSou are $7,100 per year.

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#9

Fort Valley State University

Fort Valley, GA

Fort Valley State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. Fort Valley State University is a small public school located in the town of Fort Valley.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Fort Valley State University are $6,052 a year.

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#10

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, GA

Kennesaw State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia ranking. Located in the suburb of Kennesaw, KSU Georgia is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at KSU Georgia are $7,224 a year.

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Best Value Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Education Schools 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 21 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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