2025 Best Elementary Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for elementary education students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 22 doctor's degrees in elementary education during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on elementary education students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of elementary education students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized elementary education related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for elementary education students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Elementary Education Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Elementary Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Elementary Education in the Southeast Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in elementary education.

Top Southeast Region Schools for a Doctorate in Elementary Teaching

1

University of Georgia
Athens, GA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of Georgia if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in elementary education. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in elementary education from University of Georgia

2

Brenau University
Gainesville, GA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

9 Annual Graduates

Brenau University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in elementary education. Located in the city of Gainesville, Brenau is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a doctorate in elementary education from Brenau University

Best Elementary Education Colleges by State

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Elementary Education Related Rankings by Major

Elementary Education is one of 13 different types of Teacher Education Grade Specific programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Elementary Teaching

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 Vgrigas. More about our data sources and methodologies.