<p>In Georgia, anyone who wants to be a teacher would be foolish to not go on and get a Master of Arts in Teaching degree - it’s a one-year Master’s degree that increases the teacher salary around 15%. It’s possible to get an undergrad degree in just about anything, then continue on for the MAT and get the teaching credentials there. If my Ds at Harvard had wanted to teach in Georgia coming out of HS, I’d have recommended that they do the A.B. at Harvard and then come home to get the MAT at an in-state university. I’d imagine that the same prospects apply in many other states.</p>