2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Secondary Education in the Plains States Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across the Plains States region, there were 1,134 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 27 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 2 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The secondary teaching school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region”.

One of our other unique offerings is College Combat. This tool lets you build your own customized comparisons utilizing the factors that are most important to you. We encourage you to try it out and pit your favorite colleges and universities head to head! If you don’t have time right now, you can bookmark it for later.

Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree secondary teaching students.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Secondary Education in the Plains States Region

#1

Northeast Community College

Norfolk, Nebraska

#1 in overall quality

$8,749 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeast Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Norfolk, Nebraska, this medium-sized public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified associates’s secondary teaching students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northeast, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Secondary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Northeast Community College is $8,749 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Secondary Teaching students.

Full Northeast Secondary Education Report

#2

Butler Community College

El Dorado, Kansas

#2 in overall quality

$13,895 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Butler Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. Butler CC is a medium-sized school located in El Dorado, Kansas that handed out 12 associates’s secondary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Butler CC, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Secondary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Butler CC is $13,895 for plains states region associate degree secondary teaching students.

Full Butler Community College Secondary Education Report

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Secondary Education

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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