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

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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 Plains States region, there were 6,219 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 97 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

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

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Elementary Education (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Northeast Community College

Norfolk, Nebraska

#1 in overall quality

$6,726 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeast Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Northeast is located in Norfolk, Nebraska and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 33 associates’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.

Northeast also took the #1 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Northeast Community College is $6,726 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Elementary Teaching students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Northeast Community College Elementary Education Report

#2

Normandale Community College

Bloomington, Minnesota

#2 in overall quality

$10,860 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Normandale Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Normandale Community College is located in Bloomington, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 associates’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.

Normandale Community College also made our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $10,860 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Elementary Teaching students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Normandale Community College.

Full Normandale Community College Elementary Education Report

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Elementary Education (Income $0-$30k)

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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