by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Education Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Education is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 4th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 327,871 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $46,202 and had an average of $24,437 in loans still to pay off.
Across Pennsylvania, there were 12,522 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,698 and $26,116 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 591 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,360 and $19,957 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Education Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 28 colleges that offer a degree in education. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in education.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Education Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate” list to help you make the college decision.
You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.
The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania associate degree education students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Delaware County Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate list. Delaware County Community College is located in Media, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 81 associates’s education degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northampton County Area Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Education Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate. Northampton Community College is a medium-sized school located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania that handed out 78 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Harrisburg Area Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Education Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate. Harrisburg Area Community College is a fairly large school located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania that handed out 74 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Community College of Philadelphia. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Education Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate. Community College of Philadelphia is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 68 associates’s education degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bucks County Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate list. Bucks County Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Newtown, Pennsylvania. It awarded 62 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 28 schools in the Most Well Attended Education Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Montgomery County Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Montgomery County Community College is a medium-sized school located in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania that handed out 62 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Lehigh Carbon Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 47 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Butler County Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate ranking, coming in at #8. BC3 is a public institution located in Butler, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 36 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Westmoreland County Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Education Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate list. This small school is located in Youngwood, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 15 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Community College of Beaver County came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Education Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate ranking. Community College of Beaver County is located in Monaca, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 associates’s education degrees to qualified students.
Manor College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Education Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate ranking. Manor College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania. It awarded 9 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Clarion University of Pennsylvania did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate ranking, coming in at #11. Clarion University is located in Clarion, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 associates’s education degrees to qualified students.
Reading Area Community College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Education Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate ranking. This small school is located in Reading, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 8 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Laurel Technical Institute did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate ranking, coming in at #14. Laurel Technical Institute is a small school located in MEADVILLE, Pennsylvania that handed out 5 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate ranking, coming in at #14. Pennsylvania Highlands Community College is a public institution located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Clarks Summit University ranked #16 on this year’s Most Well Attended Education Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate list. CSU is a small school located in South Abington Township, Pennsylvania that handed out 4 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #17, Saint Francis University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate list. Located in Loretto, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified associates’s education students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Luzerne County Community College ranked #17 on this year’s Most Well Attended Education Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate list. This small school is located in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 3 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania ranked #19 on this year’s Most Well Attended Education Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate list. Located in Edinboro, Pennsylvania, this small public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s education students in 2020-2021.
Community College of Allegheny County ranked #19 on this year’s Most Well Attended Education Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate list. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this fairly large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s education students in 2020-2021.
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Pennsylvania Institute of Technology came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Education Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate ranking. This small school is located in Media, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 1 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
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Immaculata University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate ranking, coming in at #21. Immaculata, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s education degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Mount Aloysius College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate ranking, coming in at #21. Cresson, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s education degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
California University of Pennsylvania landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate ranking. California University of Pennsylvania is a public institution located in California, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Wilson College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate ranking, coming in at #25. Wilson College is a small school located in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania that handed out 154 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Lackawanna College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate ranking, coming in at #25. Scranton, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s education degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #25, Gannon University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate list. Located in Erie, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 77 diplomas to qualified associates’s education students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #25, Point Park University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate list. This small school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 223 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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