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2023 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

12 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 Pennsylvania with 3,839 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

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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 Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 12 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for teaching students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

The following schools top our list of the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Colleges.

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 Pennsylvania. Located in the large suburb of Media, Delaware County Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average amount in student loans that grade specific ed majors at Delaware County Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $16,470.

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Out of the 12 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Montgomery County Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Blue Bell, Montco is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Grade Specific Ed majors at Montco take out an average of $15,580 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Bucks County Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education grade specific schools in Pennsylvania. Bucks County Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Newtown.

The average amount in student loans that grade specific ed majors at Bucks County Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $12,728.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Clarion University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education grade specific schools in Pennsylvania. Clarion University is a small public school located in the town of Clarion.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Harrisburg Area Community College is a great place for teacher education grade specific students working on their associate degree. HACC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Harrisburg.

On average, grade specific ed graduates from HACC take out $20,142 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Community College of Philadelphia ranked #6 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Community College of Philadelphia is a large public school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

While working on their Associate Degree, grade specific ed majors at Community College of Philadelphia accumulate an average of around $17,082 in student debt.

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Northampton County Area Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Northampton Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Bethlehem.

Grade Specific Ed majors at Northampton Community College take out an average of $18,997 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#8

Lehigh Carbon Community College

Schnecksville, PA

Lehigh Carbon Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large suburb of Schnecksville, LCCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average amount in student loans that grade specific ed majors at LCCC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $20,054.

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Saint Francis University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Saint Francis is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Loretto.

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#10

Immaculata University

Immaculata, PA

Immaculata University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in the large suburb of Immaculata, Immaculata is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 1,633
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

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 12 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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