2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Secondary Education (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Secondary Education is the 88th most popular major in the country with 9,530 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 1,237 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 48 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,733 and $16,201 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in secondary education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent secondary education programs, but they also 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 secondary education program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Secondary Education (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Montgomery County Community College

Blue Bell, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$6,637 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Montgomery County Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Montgomery County Community College is a public institution located in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 18 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Montco also made our “Best Secondary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Montgomery County Community College is $6,637 for middle atlantic region associate degree secondary teaching students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Secondary Education at Montco

#2

Harrisburg Area Community College

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

#3 in overall quality

$9,933 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harrisburg Area Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 2 associates’s secondary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

HACC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Secondary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $9,933 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Secondary Teaching students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Harrisburg Area Community College.

Read more about Secondary Education at Harrisburg Area Community College

#3

Community College of Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$6,090 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Community College of Philadelphia landed the #3 spot on the list. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s secondary teaching degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Community College of Philadelphia, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Secondary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $6,090 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Secondary Teaching students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Community College of Philadelphia.

Read full report on Secondary Education at Community College of Philadelphia

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Secondary Education (Income $0-$30k)

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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