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2023 Best Value General Education Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

1 College
$8,430 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$21,881 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Education Associate Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, general education was ranked 5th in Pennsylvania. In fact, 1,014 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are so many teaching programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Best Value General Education Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Check out the education associate degree programs at this school if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best General Education Associate Degree School

#1

Lehigh Carbon Community College

Schnecksville, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Lehigh Carbon Community College the best value school in Pennsylvania for general education students working on their associate degree. LCCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Schnecksville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at LCCC are $8,430 a year. While working on their Associate Degree, education majors at LCCC accumulate an average of around $12,214 in student debt.

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Best Value General Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value General Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 702
New York 604
Maryland 1,286
District of Columbia 79
Delaware 134

General Education is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.

Education Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Education 29,810

Majors Similar to Education

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These values are for the top school only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to KOKUYO.

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