2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Secondary Education
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In 2019-2020, 9,530 people earned their degree in secondary education, making the major the 88th most popular in the United States.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 559 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate” ranking looked at 25 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in secondary education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality secondary education programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the secondary education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate.
Top 25 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Secondary Education
Out of the 25 schools in the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Navarro College landed the #1 spot on the list. Navarro College is a medium-sized school located in Corsicana, Texas that handed out 8 associates’s secondary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Navarro College, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Secondary Education Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Navarro College is $14,349 for associate degree secondary teaching students.
Out of the 25 schools in the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, South Texas College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in McAllen, Texas, this large public school awarded 86 degrees to qualified associates’s secondary teaching students in 2019-2020.
South Texas College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Secondary Education Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $1,174 for associate degree secondary teaching students per year to attend South Texas College.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tarrant County College District. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate. Tarrant County College District is located in Fort Worth, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 24 associates’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tarrant County College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Secondary Education Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Tarrant County College is $5,434 for Associate Degree Secondary Teaching students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Holmes Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate. Holmes Community College is a medium-sized school located in Goodman, Mississippi that handed out 24 associates’s secondary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Holmes Community College, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Secondary Education Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $4,321 for Associate Degree Secondary Teaching students per year to attend Holmes Community College.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeast Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate. Northeast is a public institution located in Norfolk, Nebraska. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Northeast also made our “Best Secondary Education Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for Northeast Community College is $8,749 for associate degree secondary teaching students.
Georgia Military College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate list. Georgia Military College is a medium-sized school located in Milledgeville, Georgia that handed out 2 associates’s secondary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree secondary teaching students list, Georgia Military College has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Secondary Education Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Georgia Military College is $9,792 for Associate Degree Secondary Teaching students.
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With a ranking of #7, Itawamba Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate 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 also took the #16 spot in our “Best Secondary Education Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for ICC is $5,107 for Associate Degree Secondary Teaching students.
San Juan College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate list. San Juan College is a medium-sized school located in Farmington, New Mexico that handed out 6 associates’s secondary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SJC, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best Secondary Education Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for San Juan College is $6,115 for associate degree secondary teaching students.
Austin Community College District came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate ranking. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school awarded 9 degrees to qualified associates’s secondary teaching students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Austin Community College District, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Secondary Education Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Austin Community College District is $6,861 for associate degree secondary teaching students.
Full Austin Community College District Secondary Education Report
Ivy Tech Community College landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate ranking. Ivy Tech Community College is a large school located in Indianapolis, Indiana that handed out 1 associates’s secondary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
Ivy Tech Community College also took the #12 spot in our “Best Secondary Education Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $6,919 for Associate Degree Secondary Teaching students per year to attend Ivy Tech Community College.
Read more about Secondary Education at Ivy Tech Community College
San Jacinto Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate list. San Jacinto Community College is a large public school situated in Pasadena, Texas. It awarded 2 associates’s secondary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree secondary teaching students list, San Jacinto College has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best Secondary Education Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $8,692 for associate degree secondary teaching students per year to attend San Jacinto College.
Amarillo College landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate ranking. Located in Amarillo, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 17 diplomas to qualified associates’s secondary teaching students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree secondary teaching students list, Amarillo College has also earned the #21 rank in our “Best Secondary Education Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Amarillo College is $5,578 for Associate Degree Secondary Teaching students.
Harrisburg Area Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate list. This fairly large school is located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 2 associates’s secondary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
HACC also made our “Best Secondary Education Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #10. It costs about $11,990 for associate degree secondary teaching students per year to attend HACC.
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Community College of Philadelphia landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate ranking. This fairly large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 4 associates’s secondary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
Community College of Philadelphia also made our “Best Secondary Education Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for Community College of Philadelphia is $7,165 for associate degree secondary teaching students.
Read more about Secondary Education at Community College of Philadelphia
Arizona Western College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Yuma, Arizona, and it awarded 4 associates’s secondary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
AWC also took the #20 spot in our “Best Secondary Education Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Arizona Western College is $10,165 for Associate Degree Secondary Teaching students.
Read more about Secondary Education at Arizona Western College
Henry Ford College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #17. Henry Ford College is a fairly large school located in Dearborn, Michigan that handed out 14 associates’s secondary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
Henry Ford College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #17 on our “Best Secondary Education Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Henry Ford College is $3,182 for Associate Degree Secondary Teaching students.
Read full report on Secondary Education at Henry Ford College
With a ranking of #18, Montgomery County Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate list. Blue Bell, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s secondary teaching degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Montco, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Secondary Education Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $9,251 for associate degree secondary teaching students per year to attend Montgomery County Community College.
Springfield Technical Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #19. STCC is a small school located in Springfield, Massachusetts that handed out 7 associates’s secondary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
STCC also made our “Best Secondary Education Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #13. It costs about $8,943 for associate degree secondary teaching students per year to attend Springfield Technical Community College.
Read full report on Secondary Education at Springfield Technical Community College
University of Cincinnati - Blue Ash College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #20. University of Cincinnati - Blue Ash College is a medium-sized public school situated in Blue Ash, Ohio. It awarded 5 associates’s secondary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
UC Blue Ash College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Secondary Education Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for UC Blue Ash College is $13,430 for Associate Degree Secondary Teaching students.
Ferris State University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate ranking. Big Rapids, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s secondary teaching degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.
Ferris also made our “Best Secondary Education Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #19. It costs about $12,889 for associate degree secondary teaching students per year to attend Ferris State University.
University of Cincinnati - Clermont College landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate ranking. University of Cincinnati - Clermont College is a medium-sized school located in Batavia, Ohio that handed out 4 associates’s secondary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Clermont College, the school also landed the #18 spot in our “Best Secondary Education Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Cincinnati - Clermont College is $10,362 for Associate Degree Secondary Teaching students.
Butler Community College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate ranking. El Dorado, Kansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s secondary teaching degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree secondary teaching students list, Butler CC has also earned the #25 rank in our “Best Secondary Education Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Butler CC is $13,895 for associate degree secondary teaching students.
With a ranking of #24, Vincennes University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate list. Vincennes University is a fairly large school located in Vincennes, Indiana that handed out 1 associates’s secondary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
Vincennes University also made our “Best Secondary Education Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #23. It costs about $10,845 for Associate Degree Secondary Teaching students per year to attend Vincennes University.
Read full report on Secondary Education at Vincennes University
Rose State College landed the #25 spot on the 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate ranking. RSC is a medium-sized school located in Midwest City, Oklahoma that handed out 20 associates’s secondary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
RSC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #24 on our “Best Secondary Education Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $8,632 for Associate Degree Secondary Teaching students per year to attend Rose State College.
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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%.
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