2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 9,530 people earned their degree in secondary education, making the major the 88th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 2,448 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 42 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in secondary education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality secondary education 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 secondary education program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Secondary Education (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Itawamba Community College

Fulton, Mississippi

#3 in overall quality

$8,883 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Itawamba Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Itawamba Community College is a public institution located in Fulton, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

ICC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Secondary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend ICC is $8,883 for southeast region associate degree secondary teaching students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Itawamba Community College Secondary Education Report

#2

Holmes Community College

Goodman, Mississippi

#2 in overall quality

$7,175 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Holmes Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Holmes Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Goodman, Mississippi. It awarded 24 associates’s secondary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

Holmes Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Secondary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Holmes Community College is $7,175 for southeast region associate degree secondary teaching students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Secondary Education at Holmes Community College

#3

Georgia Military College

Milledgeville, Georgia

#1 in overall quality

$13,228 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Military College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Georgia Military College is a medium-sized public school situated in Milledgeville, Georgia. It awarded 2 associates’s secondary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgia Military College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Secondary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $13,228 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Secondary Teaching students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Georgia Military College.

Full Georgia Military College Secondary Education Report

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Secondary Education (Income $75-$110k)

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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