2022 Best Value Colleges for Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching in Arizona (With Aid)

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools in Arizona For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching is the 318th most popular major in the country with 2,068 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Arizona, there were 52 kindergarten/preschool education and teaching graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools in Arizona For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the kindergarten/preschool education and teaching program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools in Arizona For Those Getting Aid” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools in Arizona For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools in Arizona For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching in Arizona (With Aid)

#1

Rio Salado College

Tempe, Arizona

#2 in overall quality

$9,320 Average Net Price

$35,367 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rio Salado College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools in Arizona For Those Getting Aid. Rio Salado College is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 ’s kindergarten/preschool education and teaching degrees to qualified students.

Rio Salado College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Schools in Arizona” list. The yearly cost to attend Rio Salado College is $9,320 for Arizona Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching students with aid.

Read full report on Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching at Rio Salado College

#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$15,016 Average Net Price

$44,160 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Schools in Arizona For Those Getting Aid list. University of Arizona is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 26 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Arizona, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Schools in Arizona” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Arizona is $15,016 for Arizona Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of Arizona Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching 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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