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2022 Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

6 Ranked Colleges
351 Degrees Awarded
$8,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 2,068 people earned their degree in kindergarten/preschool education and teaching, making the major the 318th most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 476 kindergarten/preschool education and teaching graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 351 kindergarten/preschool education and teaching graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,508 and $17,812 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in kindergarten/preschool education and teaching. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality kindergarten/preschool education and teaching programs that also have a lower cost than 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 kindergarten/preschool education and teaching program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Gateway Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Eastern Gateway Community College is located in Steubenville, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 167 associates’s kindergarten/preschool education and teaching degrees to qualified students.

Eastern Gateway Community College also made our “Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Eastern Gateway Community College is $3,267 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Sinclair Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Sinclair Community College is a fairly large school located in Dayton, Ohio that handed out 18 associates’s kindergarten/preschool education and teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

Sinclair Community College also took the #4 spot in our “Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $3,113 for great lakes region associate degree kindergarten/preschool education and teaching students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Sinclair Community College.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kent State University at Salem. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Kent State University at Salem is located in Salem, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 24 associates’s kindergarten/preschool education and teaching degrees to qualified students.

Kent State University at Salem not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Kent State University at Salem is $7,028 for great lakes region associate degree kindergarten/preschool education and teaching students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Cincinnati - Blue Ash College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. UC Blue Ash College is a public institution located in Blue Ash, Ohio. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 33 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Blue Ash College also took the #2 spot in our “Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $12,283 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UC Blue Ash College.

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#5

Kent State University at Tuscarawas

New Philadelphia, Ohio
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kent State University at Tuscarawas. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Kent State University at Tuscarawas is a small public school situated in New Philadelphia, Ohio. It awarded 22 associates’s kindergarten/preschool education and teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

Kent State University at Tuscarawas also made our “Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend Kent State University at Tuscarawas is $7,295 for great lakes region associate degree kindergarten/preschool education and teaching students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#1 in overall quality

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. UC is a large school located in Cincinnati, Ohio that handed out 46 associates’s kindergarten/preschool education and teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

UC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UC is $18,106 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching students whose families make $30-$48k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.

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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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