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2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

15 Colleges
$12,853 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$21,979 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 110,226 degrees and certificates were awarded to teacher education grade specific students, making the major the most popular in the country.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. 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 New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in the New England 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.

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 the New England Region

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 2023 rankings named Urban College of Boston the best value school in the New England Region for teacher education grade specific students working on their associate degree. Urban College of Boston is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Urban College of Boston are $7,124 per year. Grade Specific Ed majors at Urban College of Boston take out an average of $10,499 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Out of the 15 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Middlesex Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Bedford, Middlesex Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Middlesex Community College are $12,120 a year. On average, grade specific ed graduates from Middlesex Community College take out $9,628 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Middlesex Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Community College of Vermont helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education grade specific schools in the New England Region . CCV is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Montpelier.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CCV are $13,640 a year. While working on their Associate Degree, grade specific ed majors at CCV accumulate an average of around $14,747 in student debt.

CCV also took the #2 spot in our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region rankings.

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#4

Granite State College

Concord, NH

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Granite State College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. GSC is a small public school located in the fringe town of Concord.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GSC are $9,015 per year.

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#5

Bristol Community College

Fall River, MA

Out of the 15 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bristol Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Bristol is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Fall River.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Bristol are $10,152 a year. While working on their Associate Degree, grade specific ed majors at Bristol accumulate an average of around $9,972 in student debt.

Bristol not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list.

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Springfield Technical Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, STCC is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at STCC are $10,728 a year. The average amount in student loans that grade specific ed majors at STCC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $7,799.

STCC also took the #4 spot in our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region rankings.

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#7

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, ME

Southern Maine Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the small city of South Portland, SMCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SMCC are $6,754 per year. After completing their Associate Degree, grade specific ed graduates from SMCC carry an average student debtload of $10,197.

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Quinsigamond Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Quinsigamond Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Worcester.

Quinsigamond Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,774 in tuition and fees each year. On average, grade specific ed graduates from Quinsigamond Community College take out $18,602 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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NHTI-Concord’s Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree teacher education grade specific programs. Located in the town of Concord, NHTI is a public school with a small student population.

NHTI undergraduate students pay an average of $15,450 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, grade specific ed majors at NHTI accumulate an average of around $19,411 in student debt.

NHTI not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list.

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Bunker Hill Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. BHCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Boston.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BHCC are $10,224 a year. On average, grade specific ed graduates from BHCC take out $9,425 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 New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 791
Massachusetts 2,555
Maine 515
Vermont 232
New Hampshire 525
Rhode Island 332

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 15 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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