2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Teacher Development & Methodology (Income $48-$75k)

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Teacher Development & Methodology Schools for an Associate For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Teacher Development & Methodology is the 167th most popular major in the country with 5,386 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 87 teacher development and methodology graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Teacher Development & Methodology Schools for an Associate For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in teacher development and methodology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great teacher development and methodology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the teacher development and methodology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Teacher Development & Methodology Schools for an Associate For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree teacher development & methodology students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 4 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Teacher Development & Methodology (Income $48-$75k)

#1

Leeward Community College

Pearl City, Hawaii

#1 in overall quality

$8,643 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Leeward Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Teacher Development & Methodology Schools for an Associate For Those Making $48-$75k. Leeward CC is a medium-sized school located in Pearl City, Hawaii that handed out 36 associates’s teacher development and methodology degrees in 2019-2020.

Leeward CC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Teacher Development & Methodology Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Leeward Community College is $8,643 for Associate Degree Teacher Development & Methodology students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Teacher Development & Methodology at Leeward Community College

#2

Eastern Florida State College

Cocoa, Florida

#2 in overall quality

$6,482 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Florida State College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Teacher Development & Methodology Schools for an Associate For Those Making $48-$75k. Cocoa, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s teacher development and methodology degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

EFSC also made our “Best Teacher Development & Methodology Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $6,482 for associate degree teacher development & methodology students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Eastern Florida State College.

Read full report on Teacher Development & Methodology at EFSC

#3

Immaculata University

Immaculata, Pennsylvania

#3 in overall quality

$26,401 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Immaculata University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Teacher Development & Methodology Schools for an Associate For Those Making $48-$75k list. This small school is located in Immaculata, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 1 associates’s teacher development and methodology degrees in 2019-2020.

Immaculata also made our “Best Teacher Development & Methodology Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for Immaculata University is $26,401 for Associate Degree Teacher Development & Methodology students whose families make $48-$75k.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on Teacher Development & Methodology at Immaculata University

#4

Ohio Christian University

Circleville, Ohio

#4 in overall quality

$21,594 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Teacher Development & Methodology Schools for an Associate For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio Christian University landed the #4 spot on the list. Ohio Christian University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Circleville, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

OCU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Teacher Development & Methodology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for OCU is $21,594 for Associate Degree Teacher Development & Methodology students whose families make $48-$75k.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about Teacher Development & Methodology at Ohio Christian University

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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