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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

1 College
$3,874 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 Maine. In total, 515 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Maine.

Today's teaching students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

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 Maine to help you in your search for the best school for you.

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.

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

Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree School

#1

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, ME

Our analysis found Southern Maine Community College to be the best value school for teacher education grade specific students who want to pursue a associate degree in Maine. SMCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of South Portland.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SMCC are $3,874 per year. After completing their Associate Degree, grade specific ed graduates from SMCC carry an average student debtload of $10,197.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, SMCC is ranked #1 for overall quality for grade specific ed in Maine.

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Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges in the New England Region

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

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

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 values are for the top school 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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