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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Education in Arizona

6 Ranked Colleges
448 Degrees Awarded
$8,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Arizona

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Arizona” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 310,601 education students received their degree, making the major the 4th most popular in the country. 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 Arizona, there were 14,215 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,550 and $33,537 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 448 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,749 and $17,785 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Arizona” ranking looked at 6 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The education school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Arizona”.

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Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Arizona

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

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Education in Arizona

#1

Glendale Community College

Glendale, Arizona
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Glendale Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Glendale, Arizona is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s education degrees to 42 students in 2019-2020.

Glendale Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Education Associate Degree Schools in Arizona” list. The estimated yearly cost for Glendale Community College is $8,597 for arizona associate degree education students.

Full Glendale Community College Education Report

#2

Arizona Western College

Yuma, Arizona
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona Western College landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Yuma, Arizona, and it awarded 39 associates’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

AWC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Education Associate Degree Schools in Arizona” list. It costs about $10,165 for arizona associate degree education students per year to attend AWC.

Read full report on Education at Arizona Western College

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cochise County Community College District. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Arizona. Cochise County Community College District is a small public school situated in Sierra Vista, Arizona. It awarded 38 associates’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

Cochise College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Education Associate Degree Schools in Arizona” list. The estimated yearly cost for Cochise College is $6,228 for Arizona Associate Degree Education students.

Read full report on Education at Cochise County Community College District

#4

Rio Salado College

Tempe, Arizona
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rio Salado College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Arizona. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s education degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.

Rio Salado College also took the #4 spot in our “Best Education Associate Degree Schools in Arizona” ranking. It costs about $9,320 for arizona associate degree education students per year to attend Rio Salado College.

Full Rio Salado College Education Report

#5

Pima Community College

Tucson, Arizona
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Pima Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Pima Community College is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 42 associates’s education degrees to qualified students.

Pima County Community College District did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Education Associate Degree Schools in Arizona” list. It costs about $3,583 for Arizona Associate Degree Education students per year to attend Pima County Community College District.

Read full report on Education at Pima County Community College District

#6 in overall quality

University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Arizona ranking. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s education degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

UOPX - Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Education Associate Degree Schools in Arizona” list. The yearly cost to attend UOPX - Arizona is $12,944 for Arizona Associate Degree Education students.

Read more about Education at University of Phoenix - Arizona

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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