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2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$6,355 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$21,979 Avg Salary

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, teacher education grade specific was the most popular one in New Jersey. In total, 1,633 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in New Jersey.

Today's teaching students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in New Jersey to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for grade specific ed students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey

Check out the grade specific ed associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best New Jersey Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Teacher Education Grade Specific

#1

Camden County College

Blackwood, NJ

Our 2023 rankings named Camden County College the best value school in New Jersey for teacher education grade specific students working on their associate degree. Camden County College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Blackwood.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Camden County College are $3,744 per year. The average amount in student loans that grade specific ed majors at Camden County College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $12,481.

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#2

Essex County College

Newark, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Essex County College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the large city of Newark, Essex is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Essex are $8,966 a year. While working on their Associate Degree, grade specific ed majors at Essex accumulate an average of around $9,355 in student debt.

Essex also made our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey list, coming in at #1.

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Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

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

Teacher Education Grade Specific is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.

Grade Specific Ed Concentrations

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 2 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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