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2024 Best Teaching Assistants Schools

21 Colleges in the United States
2,751 Teaching Assistants Degrees Awarded
$19,238 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you're seeking a degree in teaching assistants, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #244 one in the country in terms of popularity.This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.

College Factual looked at 21 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Teaching Assistants Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2,751 degrees in teaching assistants during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Teaching Assistants School

Best Teaching Assistants Schools Your choice of teaching assistants school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for teaching assistants schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Teaching Assistants Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Teaching Assistants
Bachelor's Degrees in Teaching Assistants
Master's Degrees in Teaching Assistants

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Best Schools for Teaching Assistants in the United States

The schools below may not offer all types of teaching assistants degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top Schools in Teaching Assistants

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NV

University of Nevada - Reno is a good option for students pursuing a degree in teaching assistants. Located in the city of Reno, UNR is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #262 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UNR is a great university overall.

There were approximately 6 teaching assistants students who graduated with this degree at UNR in the most recent year we have data available.

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Dordt University
Sioux Center, IA
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IA

Dordt University is a great option for students interested in a degree in teaching assistants. Dordt is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Sioux Center. A Best Colleges rank of #428 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Dordt is a great university overall.

There were about 1 teaching assistants students who graduated with this degree at Dordt in the most recent year we have data available.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
$28,446 Median Starting Salary
$6,625 Median Student Debt

Every student who is interested in teaching assistants has to look into Bronx Community College. BCC is a medium-sized public college located in the city of Bronx. This college ranks 98th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were roughly 14 teaching assistants students who graduated with this degree at BCC in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the teaching assistants degree program at Bronx Community College earn $9,208 above the typical college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WI

It is hard to beat Northeast Wisconsin Technical College if you wish to pursue a degree in teaching assistants. Located in the city of Green Bay, NWTC is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 36th out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.

There were roughly 29 teaching assistants students who graduated with this degree at NWTC in the most recent data year.

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Waldorf University
Forest City, IA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IA

Any student pursuing a degree in teaching assistants has to take a look at Waldorf University. Waldorf is a small private for-profit university located in the town of Forest City. A Best Colleges rank of #505 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Waldorf is a great university overall.

There were roughly 1 teaching assistants students who graduated with this degree at Waldorf in the most recent data year.

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Robert Morris University
Moon Township, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In PA

Robert Morris University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in teaching assistants. Located in the suburb of Moon Township, RMU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #853 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means RMU is a great university overall.

There were about 4 teaching assistants students who graduated with this degree at RMU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Madonna University
Livonia, MI
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MI

Madonna University is a great option for students pursuing a degree in teaching assistants. Madonna is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Livonia. A Best Colleges rank of #531 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Madonna is a great university overall.

There were roughly 2 teaching assistants students who graduated with this degree at Madonna in the most recent data year.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
81 Teaching Assistants Degrees Awarded
$22,986 Median Starting Salary

Hostos is a small public college located in the city of Bronx. This college ranks 96th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were about 81 teaching assistants students who graduated with this degree at Hostos in the most recent data year. Teaching Assistants degree recipients from Hostos Community College get an earnings boost of approximately $3,748 above the average income of teaching assistants majors.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
175 Teaching Assistants Degrees Awarded
4.6% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large city of New York, BMCC is a public college with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #600 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means BMCC is a great college overall.

There were approximately 175 teaching assistants students who graduated with this degree at BMCC in the most recent year we have data available. Those teaching assistants students who get their degree from Borough of Manhattan Community College make $2,921 more than the typical teaching assistants grad.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In WI

Located in the small city of Wausau, North Central Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #473 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means North Central Technical College is a great college overall.

There were approximately 3 teaching assistants students who graduated with this degree at North Central Technical College in the most recent data year.

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Teaching Assistants by Region

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Rocky Mountains
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Southwest
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Teaching Assistants is one of 14 different types of Education programs to choose from.

Teaching Assistants Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Assistant/Aide 2,003
Other Teaching Assistants/Aides 728
Adult Literacy Tutor/Instructor 20

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832
Student Counseling 13,858
Instructional Media Design 8,695
Teaching English or French 5,791
Other Education 4,858

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