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2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

12 Colleges
$13,766 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 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 Value 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 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for grade specific ed majors pursuing a associate degree.

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools

Our analysis found Delaware County Community College to be the best value 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 college with a medium-sized student population.

Delaware County Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $9,900 in in-state tuition and fees each year. 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.

Delaware County Community College also took the #1 spot in our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania rankings.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Harrisburg Area Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education grade specific schools in Pennsylvania. HACC is a large public school located in the city of Harrisburg.

HACC undergraduate students pay an average of $8,295 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, grade specific ed graduates from HACC take out $20,142 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

HACC also took the #4 spot in our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania rankings.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Bucks County Community College is a great value 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.

Bucks County Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $9,098 in in-state tuition and fees each year. 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.

Bucks County Community College also made our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list, coming in at #5.

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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 # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Blue Bell, Montco is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Montco undergraduate students pay an average of $10,350 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Grade Specific Ed majors at Montco take out an average of $15,580 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Montco also made our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list, coming in at #2.

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Community College of Philadelphia are $8,688 a year. 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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Clarion University of Pennsylvania came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Clarion University is a small public school located in the remote town of Clarion.

Clarion University undergraduate students pay an average of $11,173 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Clarion University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list.

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#7

Lehigh Carbon Community College

Schnecksville, PA

Lehigh Carbon Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value 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 tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at LCCC are $8,430 a year. 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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Northampton County Area Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value 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.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Northampton Community College are $10,350 a year. 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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Edinboro University of Pennsylvania landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree teacher education grade specific programs. Edinboro is a small public school located in the town of Edinboro.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Edinboro are $10,543 a year.

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California University of Pennsylvania 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 #10 on the list. Cal U is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of California.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cal U are $11,108 a year.

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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 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.

  • 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.

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