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2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

6 Ranked Colleges
376 Degrees Awarded
$11,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Getting Aid” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in elementary education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent elementary education programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the elementary education program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Elementary Education in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

#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 Getting Aid. Delaware Technical Community College - Terry is located in Dover, Delaware and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 106 associates’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.

Delaware Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Delaware Tech is $8,824 for middle atlantic region associate degree elementary teaching students with aid.

Full Delaware Tech Elementary Education Report

#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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Montgomery County Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Montgomery County Community College is located in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 40 associates’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.

Montco also took the #4 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Montco is $9,251 for middle atlantic region associate degree elementary teaching students with aid.

Full Montco Elementary Education Report

#3

Community College of Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#3 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Community College of Philadelphia landed the #3 spot on the list. Community College of Philadelphia is a fairly large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 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. It costs about $7,165 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Elementary Teaching students with aid per year to attend Community College of Philadelphia.

Read full report on Elementary Education at Community College of Philadelphia

#4

University of Delaware

Newark, Delaware
#1 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Delaware landed the #4 spot on the list. UD is located in Newark, Delaware and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 associates’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.

UD also took the #1 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Delaware is $17,220 for middle atlantic region associate degree elementary teaching students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Elementary Education at UD

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Community College of Baltimore County. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this fairly large public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified associates’s elementary teaching students in 2019-2020.

CCBC also took the #6 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend CCBC is $8,242 for middle atlantic region associate degree elementary teaching students with aid.

Full Community College of Baltimore County Elementary Education Report

#6

Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Edinboro, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

Edinboro University of Pennsylvania ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Edinboro, Pennsylvania, this small public school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified associates’s elementary teaching students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region associate degree elementary teaching students with aid list, Edinboro has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Edinboro is $16,833 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Elementary Teaching students with aid.

Full Edinboro 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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