by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 9,949 people earned their degree in teacher education, making the major the 97th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 1,960 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 88 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,328 and $20,384 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 15 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in teacher education. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their teacher education program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region”.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Arkansas College landed the #1 spot on the list. North Arkansas College is a small public school situated in Harrison, Arkansas. It awarded 17 associates’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Arkansas Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region. This small school is located in Forrest City, Arkansas, and it awarded 13 associates’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Welch College landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Gallatin, Tennessee, and it awarded 2 associates’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas Community College - Batesville landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Arkansas Community College - Batesville is a public institution located in Batesville, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend National Park College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region. National Park College is a small school located in Hot Springs, Arkansas that handed out 12 associates’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in North Little Rock, Arkansas, this small public school handed out 22 degrees to qualified associates’s teacher education students in 2020-2021.
South Arkansas Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. South Arkansas Community College is a small school located in El Dorado, Arkansas that handed out 7 associates’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
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Southern Arkansas University Tech came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Camden, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s teacher education degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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Salem University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Salem University is a small private for-profit school situated in Salem, West Virginia. It awarded 1 associates’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
Arkansas State University - Newport did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #10. This small school is located in Newport, Arkansas, and it awarded 0 associates’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in De Queen, Arkansas, and it awarded 0 associates’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Hope, Arkansas, this small public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified associates’s teacher education students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Holmes Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Holmes Community College is a small public school situated in Goodman, Mississippi. It awarded 0 associates’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
Black River Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #10. Black River Technical College is a small public school situated in Pocahontas, Arkansas. It awarded 0 associates’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #10, Mayland Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region list. Mayland Community College is a small school located in Spruce Pine, North Carolina that handed out 0 associates’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
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