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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

18 Colleges
$17,031 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$21,979 Avg Salary

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 18 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for grade specific ed students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

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

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

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools

#1

Camden County College

Blackwood, NJ

Our 2023 rankings named Camden County College the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for teacher education grade specific students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Blackwood, Camden County College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Camden County College are $3,744 a year. After completing their Associate Degree, grade specific ed graduates from Camden County College carry an average student debtload of $12,481.

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#2

Essex County College

Newark, NJ

The excellent associate degree programs at Essex County College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education grade specific schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Essex is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Newark.

Essex undergraduate students pay an average of $8,966 in tuition and fees each year. Grade Specific Ed majors at Essex take out an average of $9,355 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Essex also took the #4 spot in our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.

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Out of the 18 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Delaware County Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Media, Delaware County Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Delaware County Community College are $13,740 a year. 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.

Delaware County Community College also made our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #1.

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Out of the 18 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Harrisburg Area Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. HACC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Harrisburg.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at HACC are $9,818 per year. 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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The excellent associate degree programs at Delaware Technical Community College - Terry helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education grade specific schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Delaware Tech is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Dover.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Delaware Tech are $11,808 per year. On average, grade specific ed graduates from Delaware Tech take out $12,383 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Delaware Tech also took the #3 spot in our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.

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Bucks County Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education grade specific students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Bucks County Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Newtown.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Bucks County Community College are $13,298 a year. 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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Montgomery County Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree teacher education grade specific programs. Located in the suburb of Blue Bell, Montco is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Montco are $14,970 a year. After completing their Associate Degree, grade specific ed graduates from Montco carry an average student debtload of $15,580.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Montco is ranked #5 for overall quality for grade specific ed in the Middle Atlantic Region .

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With a ranking of #8, Community College of Philadelphia did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their associate degree. Community College of Philadelphia is a fairly large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Community College of Philadelphia undergraduate students pay an average of $12,744 in tuition and fees each year. 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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Clarion University of Pennsylvania ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Clarion University is a small public school located in the town of Clarion.

Clarion University undergraduate students pay an average of $16,052 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Lehigh Carbon Community College

Schnecksville, PA

With a ranking of #10, Lehigh Carbon Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Schnecksville, LCCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

LCCC undergraduate students pay an average of $12,060 in tuition and fees each year. Grade Specific Ed majors at LCCC take out an average of $20,054 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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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.

  • 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 Vgrigas.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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