by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Secondary Education is the 84th most popular major in the country with 10,547 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 583 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major for an Associate” ranking analyzed 93 colleges that offered a degree in secondary education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular secondary education programs in the United States.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major for an Associate”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Texas College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major for an Associate list. South Texas College is located in McAllen, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 73 associates’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 93 schools in the Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Southern Nevada landed the #2 spot on the list. CSN is a large public school situated in Las Vegas, Nevada. It awarded 64 associates’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Collin County Community College District. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major for an Associate list. Collin County Community College District is a large school located in McKinney, Texas that handed out 61 associates’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Secondary Education at Collin County Community College District
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend El Centro College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major for an Associate list. El Centro College is a public institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 28 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 93 schools in the Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Northampton County Area Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized public school handed out 19 degrees to qualified associates’s secondary teaching students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Secondary Education at Northampton Community College
With a ranking of #6, Rose State College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major for an Associate list. Located in Midwest City, Oklahoma, this medium-sized public school awarded 17 diplomas to qualified associates’s secondary teaching students in 2020-2021.
College of Western Idaho ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major for an Associate list. Nampa, Idaho is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s secondary teaching degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Secondary Education at College of Western Idaho
Odessa College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #8. Odessa College is a medium-sized school located in Odessa, Texas that handed out 15 associates’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Tarrant County College District landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major for an Associate ranking. Tarrant County College District is a large public school situated in Fort Worth, Texas. It awarded 15 associates’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Washtenaw Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major for an Associate ranking. This fairly large school is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and it awarded 15 associates’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Secondary Education at Washtenaw Community College
With a ranking of #11, Montgomery County Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major for an Associate list. Montco is a medium-sized public school situated in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania. It awarded 14 associates’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Holmes Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #13. Holmes Community College is a small school located in Goodman, Mississippi that handed out 13 associates’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Secondary Education at Holmes Community College
Butler Community College ranked #14 on this year’s Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major for an Associate list. Butler CC is a medium-sized public school situated in El Dorado, Kansas. It awarded 12 associates’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Henry Ford College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major for an Associate ranking. This fairly large school is located in Dearborn, Michigan, and it awarded 12 associates’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Blinn College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major for an Associate ranking. This fairly large school is located in Brenham, Texas, and it awarded 11 associates’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Austin Community College District landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major for an Associate ranking. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified associates’s secondary teaching students in 2020-2021.
Full Austin Community College District Secondary Education Report
With a ranking of #18, Northeast Lakeview College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major for an Associate list. This medium-sized school is located in Universal City, Texas, and it awarded 9 associates’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Secondary Education at Northeast Lakeview College
Community College of Philadelphia landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major for an Associate ranking. Community College of Philadelphia is a public institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Community College of Philadelphia Secondary Education Report
Western Nebraska Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #18. This small school is located in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, and it awarded 9 associates’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Secondary Education at Western Nebraska Community College
Navarro College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #21. Located in Corsicana, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified associates’s secondary teaching students in 2020-2021.
Amarillo College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #21. Located in Amarillo, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified associates’s secondary teaching students in 2020-2021.
Eastern Arizona College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #21. Eastern Arizona College is located in Thatcher, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 associates’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Secondary Education at Eastern Arizona College
With a ranking of #24, Northern Wyoming Community College District did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major for an Associate list. Northern Wyoming Community College District is located in Sheridan, Wyoming and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 associates’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Secondary Education at Northern Wyoming Community College District
Northeast Community College ranked #24 on this year’s Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major for an Associate list. Northeast is a medium-sized public school situated in Norfolk, Nebraska. It awarded 7 associates’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #24, University of Cincinnati - Clermont College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major for an Associate list. Located in Batavia, Ohio, this medium-sized public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified associates’s secondary teaching students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Cincinnati - Clermont College Secondary Education Report
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