2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Elementary Education in Pennsylvania (With Aid)

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

Across Pennsylvania, there were 632 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 131 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania associate degree elementary teaching students with aid.

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Elementary Education in Pennsylvania (With Aid)

#1

Montgomery County Community College

Blue Bell, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$9,251 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montgomery County Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized public school awarded 40 diplomas to qualified associates’s elementary teaching students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Montco, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Montgomery County Community College is $9,251 for Pennsylvania Associate Degree Elementary Teaching students with aid.

Read more about Elementary Education at Montco

#2

Community College of Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$7,165 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Community College of Philadelphia landed the #2 spot on the 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 Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Community College of Philadelphia is $7,165 for Pennsylvania Associate Degree Elementary Teaching students with aid.

Read full report on Elementary Education at Community College of Philadelphia

#3

Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Edinboro, Pennsylvania

#3 in overall quality

$16,833 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania landed the #3 spot on the list. Edinboro is a small school located in Edinboro, Pennsylvania that handed out 13 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

Edinboro also took the #3 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Edinboro is $16,833 for pennsylvania associate degree elementary teaching students with aid.

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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