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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Education in New York

7 Ranked Colleges
562 Degrees Awarded
$6,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in New York

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in New York” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

With 310,601 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, education is the 4th most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $43,887 and had an average of $30,244 in loans still to pay off.

Across New York, there were 22,910 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,729 and $31,579 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 562 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,640 and $14,770 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in New York” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality education programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in New York

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in New York.

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Education in New York

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Borough of Manhattan Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in New York. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 167 associates’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

BMCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Education Associate Degree Schools in New York” list. The yearly cost to attend Borough of Manhattan Community College is $5,158 for New York Associate Degree Education students.

Full BMCC Education Report

#2

Hostos Community College

Bronx, New York
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hostos Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in New York. Hostos Community College is a medium-sized school located in Bronx, New York that handed out 101 associates’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

Hostos not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Education Associate Degree Schools in New York” list. The estimated yearly cost for Hostos is $5,262 for new york associate degree education students.

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#3

Bronx Community College

Bronx, New York
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Bronx Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Bronx, New York, and it awarded 14 associates’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

BCC also took the #3 spot in our “Best Education Associate Degree Schools in New York” ranking. It costs about $4,069 for New York Associate Degree Education students per year to attend Bronx Community College.

Full BCC Education Report

#4

Kingsborough Community College

Brooklyn, New York
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kingsborough Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in New York list. This fairly large school is located in Brooklyn, New York, and it awarded 51 associates’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

KCC also took the #4 spot in our “Best Education Associate Degree Schools in New York” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Kingsborough Community College is $5,092 for New York Associate Degree Education students.

Full KCC Education Report

#5

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY Empire State College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in New York. SUNY Empire is a fairly large public school situated in Saratoga Springs, New York. It awarded 25 associates’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY Empire also made our “Best Education Associate Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for SUNY Empire State College is $12,142 for New York Associate Degree Education students.

Read full report on Education at SUNY Empire State College

#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Suffolk County Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in New York list. This large school is located in Selden, New York, and it awarded 25 associates’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

Suffolk County Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Education Associate Degree Schools in New York” list. The yearly cost to attend Suffolk County Community College is $5,533 for new york associate degree education students.

Full Suffolk County Community College Education Report

#7

Medgar Evers College

Brooklyn, New York
#7 in overall quality

Medgar Evers College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in New York ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Brooklyn, New York, this medium-sized public school awarded 48 degrees to qualified associates’s education students in 2019-2020.

Medgar not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Education Associate Degree Schools in New York” list. The estimated yearly cost for Medgar is $5,507 for New York Associate Degree Education students.

Read full report on Education at Medgar Evers College

Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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