by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Elementary Education is the 17th most popular major in the country with 43,003 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southeast region, there were 11,435 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 304 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,328 and $20,384 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 27 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in elementary education. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their elementary education program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree elementary teaching students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arkansas State University Mid-South. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region list. Arkansas State University Mid-South is a small public school situated in West Memphis, Arkansas. It awarded 47 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 27 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Copiah-Lincoln Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Copiah-Lincoln Community College is a small public school situated in Wesson, Mississippi. It awarded 37 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Elementary Education at Copiah-Lincoln Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arkansas Northeastern College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region list. Blytheville, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s elementary teaching degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
Full Arkansas Northeastern College Elementary Education Report
Out of the 27 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, East Mississippi Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. East Mississippi Community College is a small public school situated in Scooba, Mississippi. It awarded 29 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Elementary Education at East Mississippi Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Holmes Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region list. Holmes Community College is a public institution located in Goodman, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 40 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Itawamba Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Itawamba Community College is a public institution located in Fulton, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 36 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Itawamba Community College
Brenau University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. Brenau is located in Gainesville, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 associates’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
James Sprunt Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Kenansville, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s elementary teaching degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate 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.
Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in De Queen, Arkansas, and it awarded 12 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Mississippi Delta Community College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Moorhead, Mississippi, this small public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified associates’s elementary teaching students in 2020-2021.
Full Mississippi Delta Community College Elementary Education Report
University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Hope, Arkansas, this small public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified associates’s elementary teaching students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Elementary Education at UA Hope-Texarkana
Tri-County Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region list. Murphy, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s elementary teaching degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Tri-County Community College
Sampson Community College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Clinton, North Carolina, and it awarded 6 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
John Tyler Community College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region ranking. John Tyler Community College is a medium-sized school located in Chester, Virginia that handed out 16 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Full John Tyler Community College Elementary Education Report
With a ranking of #15, Fayetteville Technical Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region list. Fayetteville Technical Community College is a public institution located in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Coahoma Community College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Coahoma Community College is a small school located in Clarksdale, Mississippi that handed out 1 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Coahoma Community College
With a ranking of #17, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Perkinston, Mississippi, this medium-sized public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified associates’s elementary teaching students in 2020-2021.
Full Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Elementary Education Report
Wilson Community College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Wilson, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s elementary teaching degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Forsyth Technical Community College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, this medium-sized public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s elementary teaching students in 2020-2021.
Cleveland Community College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Shelby, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s elementary teaching degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Elementary Education at Cleveland Community College
Lynn University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region list. Lynn University Fighting Knights is a small school located in Boca Raton, Florida that handed out 1 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Stanly Community College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Stanly Community College is located in Albemarle, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Stanly Technical College
With a ranking of #23, Pearl River Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Poplarville, Mississippi, and it awarded 0 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Elementary Education at Pearl River Community College
McDowell Technical Community College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region list. McDowell Technical Community College is located in Marion, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Elementary Education at McDowell Technical Community College
With a ranking of #23, Kentucky Christian University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region list. Kentucky Christian University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Grayson, Kentucky. It awarded 4 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Kentucky Christian University Elementary Education Report
Edgecombe Community College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Tarboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 0 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Edgecombe Community College Elementary Education Report
With a ranking of #23, Blue Ridge Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region list. Blue Ridge Community College is a small school located in Flat Rock, North Carolina that handed out 0 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Blue Ridge Community College
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