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2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
376 Degrees Awarded
$8,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 40,622 people earned their degree in elementary education, making the major the 19th most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 4,705 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 376 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,733 and $16,201 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 6 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.

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

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Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region associate degree elementary teaching students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Elementary Education (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Delaware Technical Community College - Terry. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Delaware Technical Community College - Terry is a public institution located in Dover, Delaware. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 106 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Delaware Tech also took the #2 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Delaware Technical Community College - Terry is $8,212 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Elementary Teaching students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Elementary Education at Delaware Tech

#2

Montgomery County Community College

Blue Bell, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Montgomery County Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Montco is a medium-sized school located in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania that handed out 40 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

Montco also took the #4 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Montco is $6,637 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Elementary Teaching students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Montgomery County Community College Elementary Education Report

#3

University of Delaware

Newark, Delaware
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Delaware. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Delaware is a large school located in Newark, Delaware that handed out 10 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UD, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UD is $11,487 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Elementary Teaching students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. 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%.

Read full report on Elementary Education at University of Delaware

#4

Community College of Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Community College of Philadelphia. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 55 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

Community College of Philadelphia also made our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for Community College of Philadelphia is $6,090 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Elementary Teaching students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Community College of Philadelphia Elementary Education Report

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Community College of Baltimore County. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. CCBC is a fairly large public school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 5 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

CCBC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $6,714 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Elementary Teaching students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend CCBC.

Full Community College of Baltimore County Elementary Education Report

#6

Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Edinboro, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

Edinboro University of Pennsylvania landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania is a small school located in Edinboro, Pennsylvania that handed out 13 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

Edinboro also took the #5 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Edinboro is $13,169 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Elementary Teaching students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Elementary Education at Edinboro

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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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