2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Elementary Education (Income $0-$30k)
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Elementary Education is the 19th most popular major in the country with 40,622 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,779 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 36 colleges that offered a degree in elementary education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality elementary education programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the elementary education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k
The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree elementary teaching students whose families make $0-$30k.
Top 25 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Elementary Education (Income $0-$30k)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middlesex Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Bedford, Massachusetts, this medium-sized public school awarded 17 diplomas to qualified associates’s elementary teaching students in 2019-2020.
Middlesex Community College also made our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7. The estimated yearly cost for Middlesex Community College is $4,010 for associate degree elementary teaching students whose families make $0-$30k.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Middlesex Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Delaware Technical Community College - Terry. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k. Delaware Tech is a fairly large school located in Dover, Delaware that handed out 106 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree elementary teaching students whose families make $0-$30k list, Delaware Tech has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Delaware Tech is $8,212 for associate degree elementary teaching students whose families make $0-$30k.
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Out of the 36 schools in the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Fayetteville Technical Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. FTCC is located in Fayetteville, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 associates’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
FTCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend FTCC is $4,126 for Associate Degree Elementary Teaching students whose families make $0-$30k.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Henry Ford College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k. Dearborn, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s elementary teaching degrees to 27 students in 2019-2020.
Henry Ford College also took the #19 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $2,460 for Associate Degree Elementary Teaching students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Henry Ford College.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sinclair Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k. Sinclair Community College is located in Dayton, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 43 associates’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Sinclair Community College, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Sinclair Community College is $2,567 for associate degree elementary teaching students whose families make $0-$30k.
With a ranking of #6, Itawamba Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in Fulton, Mississippi, and it awarded 51 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
ICC also took the #18 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Itawamba Community College is $4,401 for associate degree elementary teaching students whose families make $0-$30k.
Montgomery County Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Montgomery County Community College is a medium-sized school located in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania that handed out 40 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
Montco not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Montco is $6,637 for Associate Degree Elementary Teaching students whose families make $0-$30k.
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With a ranking of #8, Copiah-Lincoln Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in Wesson, Mississippi, and it awarded 37 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree elementary teaching students whose families make $0-$30k list, Copiah-Lincoln Community College has also earned the #23 rank in our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Copiah-Lincoln Community College is $2,707 for Associate Degree Elementary Teaching students whose families make $0-$30k.
Read more about Elementary Education at Copiah-Lincoln Community College
Northeast Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #9. Northeast is a medium-sized public school situated in Norfolk, Nebraska. It awarded 33 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
Northeast also made our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $6,726 for Associate Degree Elementary Teaching students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Northeast Community College.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Northeast Community College
Holmes Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k list. Holmes Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Goodman, Mississippi. It awarded 47 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
Holmes Community College also made our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #9. It costs about $3,884 for Associate Degree Elementary Teaching students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Holmes Community College.
With a ranking of #11, Massachusetts Bay Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k list. Massachusetts Bay Community College is a public institution located in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
MassBay Community College also made our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $7,631 for Associate Degree Elementary Teaching students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Massachusetts Bay Community College.
With a ranking of #12, Northern Oklahoma College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Tonkawa, Oklahoma, this small public school awarded 41 degrees to qualified associates’s elementary teaching students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northern Oklahoma College, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Northern Oklahoma College is $6,155 for associate degree elementary teaching students whose families make $0-$30k.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Northern Oklahoma College
Northern Essex Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Haverhill, Massachusetts, this small public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified associates’s elementary teaching students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at NECC, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $6,836 for associate degree elementary teaching students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend NECC.
Quinsigamond Community College landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Quinsigamond Community College is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 associates’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
Quinsigamond Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $5,604 for Associate Degree Elementary Teaching students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Quinsigamond Community College.
Full Quinsigamond Community College Elementary Education Report
San Juan College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. SJC is a medium-sized school located in Farmington, New Mexico that handed out 3 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
SJC also took the #16 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $5,586 for Associate Degree Elementary Teaching students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend SJC.
James Sprunt Community College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This small school is located in Kenansville, North Carolina, and it awarded 13 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $3,062 for associate degree elementary teaching students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend JSCC.
Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Elementary Education at James Sprunt Community College
Edgecombe Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #17. This small school is located in Tarboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 6 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Edgecombe Community College is $4,435 for associate degree elementary teaching students whose families make $0-$30k.
Read more about Elementary Education at Edgecombe Community College
With a ranking of #18, Bristol Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k list. Fall River, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s elementary teaching degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Bristol is $5,539 for Associate Degree Elementary Teaching students whose families make $0-$30k.
With a ranking of #19, Cochise County Community College District did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k list. Cochise College is a small public school situated in Sierra Vista, Arizona. It awarded 26 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cochise College, the school also landed the #25 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $5,856 for Associate Degree Elementary Teaching students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Cochise County Community College District.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Cochise County Community College District
Ferris State University ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k list. Big Rapids, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s elementary teaching degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.
Ferris not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #22 on our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Ferris is $7,207 for Associate Degree Elementary Teaching students whose families make $0-$30k.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Ferris State University
University of Delaware did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #21. Located in Newark, Delaware, this large public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified associates’s elementary teaching students in 2019-2020.
UD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Delaware is $11,487 for Associate Degree Elementary Teaching students whose families make $0-$30k.
The low student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Elementary Education at University of Delaware
With a ranking of #22, Springfield Technical Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in Springfield, Massachusetts, and it awarded 4 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
STCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Springfield Technical Community College is $7,914 for associate degree elementary teaching students whose families make $0-$30k.
University of Cincinnati - Clermont College ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k list. UC Clermont College is a public institution located in Batavia, Ohio. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 12 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UC Clermont College also made our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #21. It costs about $8,017 for associate degree elementary teaching students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UC Clermont College.
Glendale Community College landed the #24 spot on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Glendale Community College is located in Glendale, Arizona and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 29 associates’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
Glendale Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Glendale Community College is $7,729 for Associate Degree Elementary Teaching students whose families make $0-$30k.
Read more about Elementary Education at Glendale Community College
With a ranking of #25, Community College of Philadelphia did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k list. Community College of Philadelphia is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 55 associates’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
Community College of Philadelphia also made our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Community College of Philadelphia is $6,090 for associate degree elementary teaching students whose families make $0-$30k.
Read more about Elementary Education at Community College of Philadelphia
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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%.
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- *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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