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2023 Most Popular Education Schools in Georgia

31 Colleges
$45,473 Avg Salary
$25,133 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Education 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Education Schools in Georgia ranking. Our analysis looked at 31 schools in Georgia to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Education program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing a .

#1

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, GA

Our 2023 rankings named University of West Georgia the most popular school in Georgia for education students. University of West Georgia is a fairly large public school located in the town of Carrollton.

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#2

Piedmont College

Demorest, GA

The excellent programs at Piedmont College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in Georgia. Located in the distant town of Demorest, Piedmont College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#3

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Southern University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Schools in Georgia list. GaSou is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Statesboro.

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Out of the 31 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Valdosta State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Valdosta, VSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Kennesaw State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Education Schools in Georgia list. Located in the suburb of Kennesaw, KSU Georgia is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

With a ranking of #6, University of Georgia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students. UGA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Athens.

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With a ranking of #7, Georgia State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Georgia College & State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for education students. It came in at #8 on the list. Georgia College is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Milledgeville.

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#9

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

Augusta University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Education Schools in Georgia list. Located in the medium-sized city of Augusta, Augusta University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#10

Mercer University

Macon, GA

Mercer University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular education programs. Mercer is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Macon.

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Best Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 25 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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