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2023 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

18 Colleges
$21,979 Avg Salary
$14,178 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree School for You

Teacher Education Grade Specific is the most popular major in the United States with 14,191 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the teaching programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 18 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for teaching students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Check out the grade specific ed associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools

Our analysis found Delaware County Community College to be the best school for teacher education grade specific students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large suburb of Media, Delaware County Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Grade Specific Ed majors at Delaware County Community College take out an average of $16,470 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Delaware. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UD is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Newark.

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#3

Essex County College

Newark, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Essex County College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Essex is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Newark.

Grade Specific Ed majors at Essex take out an average of $9,355 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Delaware Technical Community College - Terry is a great place for teacher education grade specific students working on their associate degree. Delaware Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Dover.

On average, grade specific ed graduates from Delaware Tech take out $12,383 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Montgomery County Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Blue Bell, Montco is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

After completing their Associate Degree, grade specific ed graduates from Montco carry an average student debtload of $15,580.

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With a ranking of #6, Bucks County Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their associate degree. Bucks County Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Newtown.

Grade Specific Ed majors at Bucks County Community College take out an average of $12,728 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Clarion University of Pennsylvania landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree teacher education grade specific programs. Clarion University is a small public school located in the town of Clarion.

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Harrisburg Area Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree teacher education grade specific programs. HACC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Harrisburg.

While working on their Associate Degree, grade specific ed majors at HACC accumulate an average of around $20,142 in student debt.

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Trinity Washington University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree teacher education grade specific programs. Trinity College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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Community College of Philadelphia ranked #10 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Community College of Philadelphia is a large public school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

The average amount in student loans that grade specific ed majors at Community College of Philadelphia take out while working on their Associate Degree is $17,082.

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Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges by State

Explore the best teacher education grade specific colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 1,633
Pennsylvania 3,839
New York 6,309
Maryland 1,593
District of Columbia 139
Delaware 456

One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, teacher education grade specific has other similar majors worth exploring.

Grade Specific Ed Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Elementary Education 43,003
Early Childhood Education 32,920
Secondary Education 10,547
Teacher Education 9,949
Teacher Development & Methodology 6,165
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching 3,517
Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching 2,450
Adult & Continuing Education 1,074
Montessori Teacher Education 252
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods 140
College/Postsecondary/University Teaching 105
Online Educator/Online Teaching 79
International Teaching and Learning 25

Majors Similar to Grade Specific Ed

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 18 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
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