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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Elementary Education in the New England Region

6 Ranked Colleges
93 Degrees Awarded
$7,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the New England Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the New England Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

Across the New England region, there were 1,932 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 93 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,753 and $14,559 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the New England Region” ranking looked at 6 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.

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 New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region associate degree elementary teaching students.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Elementary Education in the New England Region

#1

Massachusetts Bay Community College

Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts Bay Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the New England Region list. Massachusetts Bay Community College is located in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 associates’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.

MassBay Community College also made our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend MassBay Community College is $9,376 for new england region associate degree elementary teaching students.

Read more about Elementary Education at MassBay Community College

#2

Bristol Community College

Fall River, Massachusetts
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bristol Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the New England Region. Fall River, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s elementary teaching degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Bristol, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Bristol is $7,194 for New England Region Associate Degree Elementary Teaching students.

Read full report on Elementary Education at Bristol Community College

#3

Middlesex Community College

Bedford, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middlesex Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the New England Region list. Middlesex Community College is located in Bedford, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 associates’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our new england region associate degree elementary teaching students list, Middlesex Community College has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $5,619 for new england region associate degree elementary teaching students per year to attend Middlesex Community College.

Read full report on Elementary Education at Middlesex Community College

#4

Quinsigamond Community College

Worcester, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Quinsigamond Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Quinsigamond Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Worcester, Massachusetts. It awarded 13 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

Quinsigamond Community College also made our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Quinsigamond Community College is $7,528 for new england region associate degree elementary teaching students.

Read full report on Elementary Education at Quinsigamond Community College

#5

Northern Essex Community College

Haverhill, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Essex Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the New England Region list. Northern Essex Community College is a small school located in Haverhill, Massachusetts that handed out 9 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

NECC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Northern Essex Community College is $8,364 for new england region associate degree elementary teaching students.

Full Northern Essex Community College Elementary Education Report

#6

Springfield Technical Community College

Springfield, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

Springfield Technical Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the New England Region list. STCC is a public institution located in Springfield, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at STCC, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $8,943 for New England Region Associate Degree Elementary Teaching students per year to attend Springfield Technical Community College.

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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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