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2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Elementary Education is the 19th most popular major in the country with 40,622 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 11,130 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 332 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in elementary education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great elementary education programs and cost less that 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree elementary teaching students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 9 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Elementary Education (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Fayetteville Technical Community College

Fayetteville, North Carolina
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Fayetteville Technical Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and it awarded 11 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

FTCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend FTCC is $7,381 for southeast region associate degree elementary teaching students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Fayetteville Technical Community College Elementary Education Report

#2

Holmes Community College

Goodman, Mississippi
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Holmes Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Goodman, Mississippi, this medium-sized public school awarded 47 degrees to qualified associates’s elementary teaching students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree elementary teaching students whose families make $48-$75k list, Holmes Community College has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Holmes Community College is $5,911 for southeast region associate degree elementary teaching students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Holmes Community College Elementary Education Report

#3

Itawamba Community College

Fulton, Mississippi
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Itawamba Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Itawamba Community College is a small school located in Fulton, Mississippi that handed out 51 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ICC, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Itawamba Community College is $7,104 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Elementary Teaching students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Itawamba Community College Elementary Education Report

#4

Copiah-Lincoln Community College

Wesson, Mississippi
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Copiah-Lincoln Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Wesson, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s elementary teaching degrees to 37 students in 2019-2020.

Copiah-Lincoln Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Copiah-Lincoln Community College is $6,903 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Elementary Teaching students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Elementary Education at Copiah-Lincoln Community College

#5

James Sprunt Community College

Kenansville, North Carolina
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, James Sprunt Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Kenansville, North Carolina, this small public school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified associates’s elementary teaching students in 2019-2020.

JSCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend James Sprunt Community College is $7,028 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Elementary Teaching students whose families make $48-$75k.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on Elementary Education at James Sprunt Community College

#6

Edgecombe Community College

Tarboro, North Carolina
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Edgecombe Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This small school is located in Tarboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 6 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

Edgecombe Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Edgecombe Community College is $7,551 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Elementary Teaching students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Edgecombe Community College Elementary Education Report

#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Perkinston, Mississippi. It awarded 51 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is $10,997 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Elementary Teaching students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Elementary Education Report

#8

Wilson Community College

Wilson, North Carolina
#7 in overall quality

Wilson Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Wilson Community College is a small public school situated in Wilson, North Carolina. It awarded 2 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

WCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Wilson Community College is $13,754 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Elementary Teaching students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Elementary Education at Wilson Community College

#9

Brenau University

Gainesville, Georgia
#3 in overall quality

Brenau University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Brenau University is located in Gainesville, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 associates’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.

Brenau did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $23,127 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Elementary Teaching students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Brenau.

Full Brenau University Elementary Education Report

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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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