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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$3,540 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 Mississippi with 1,592 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in Mississippi ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in Mississippi 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 Mississippi

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named Itawamba Community College the best value school in Mississippi for teacher education grade specific students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Fulton, ICC is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ICC are $3,160 per year. While working on their Associate Degree, grade specific ed majors at ICC accumulate an average of around $7,893 in student debt.

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

Full Teacher Education Grade Specific at Itawamba Community College Report

Out of the 4 schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Holmes Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Holmes Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Goodman.

Holmes Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,510 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, grade specific ed graduates from Holmes Community College carry an average student debtload of $8,350.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Holmes Community College is ranked #3 for overall quality for grade specific ed in Mississippi.

Full Teacher Education Grade Specific at Holmes Community College Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in Mississippi list. Located in the rural area of Perkinston, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College are $3,950 a year. The average amount in student loans that grade specific ed majors at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $11,410.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in Mississippi list.

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#4

Rust College

Holly Springs, MS

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Rust College is a great value for teacher education grade specific students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Holly Springs, Rust College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Rust College are $9,900 per year.

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Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kentucky 1,644
Tennessee 1,526
North Carolina 3,759
Florida 3,339
Georgia 4,845
Virginia 1,857
West Virginia 533
South Carolina 1,615
Arkansas 1,727
Louisiana 780
Alabama 2,521

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 4 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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