2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Teacher Education (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

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In 2019-2020, 8,205 people earned their degree in teacher education, making the major the 110th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 455 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 16 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality teacher education programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the teacher 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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Best Value Teacher Education Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree teacher education students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Teacher Education (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Three Rivers College

Poplar Bluff, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$7,720 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Three Rivers College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Three Rivers College is located in Poplar Bluff, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 associates’s teacher education degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Three Rivers College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Three Rivers College is $7,720 for plains states region associate degree teacher education students whose families make $0-$30k.

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• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Teacher Education (Income $0-$30k)

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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