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2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region

6 Ranked Colleges
40 Degrees Awarded
$9,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,161 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 40 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,508 and $17,812 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the secondary education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Secondary Education in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, Indiana
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ivy Tech Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region. This large school is located in Indianapolis, Indiana, and it awarded 1 associates’s secondary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ivy Tech Community College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Secondary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Ivy Tech Community College is $6,919 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Secondary Teaching students.

Full Ivy Tech Community College Secondary Education Report

#2

Henry Ford College

Dearborn, Michigan
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Henry Ford College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Dearborn, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified associates’s secondary teaching students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region associate degree secondary teaching students list, Henry Ford College has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Secondary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Henry Ford College is $3,182 for great lakes region associate degree secondary teaching students.

Full Henry Ford College Secondary Education Report

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Cincinnati - Blue Ash College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region. Located in Blue Ash, Ohio, this medium-sized public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified associates’s secondary teaching students in 2019-2020.

UC Blue Ash College also made our “Best Secondary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for UC Blue Ash College is $13,430 for great lakes region associate degree secondary teaching students.

Read full report on Secondary Education at University of Cincinnati - Blue Ash College

#4

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ferris State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region list. Ferris is a public institution located in Big Rapids, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Ferris not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Secondary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Ferris State University is $12,889 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Secondary Teaching students.

Read full report on Secondary Education at Ferris State University

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Clermont College landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Cincinnati - Clermont College is located in Batavia, Ohio and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 associates’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Clermont College, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Secondary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $10,362 for great lakes region associate degree secondary teaching students per year to attend University of Cincinnati - Clermont College.

Read full report on Secondary Education at UC Clermont College

#6

Vincennes University

Vincennes, Indiana
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Vincennes University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region list. Vincennes University is a public institution located in Vincennes, Indiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Vincennes University, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Secondary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $10,845 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Secondary Teaching students per year to attend Vincennes University.

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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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