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2023 Most Popular Online Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools

111 Colleges
$21,979 Avg Salary
$14,178 Avg Student Debt

Teacher Education Grade Specific is the most popular major in the United States with 110,226 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which teaching program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 111 schools in the United States to see which online associate degree programs were the most popular for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Eastern Gateway Community College to be the most popular school for teacher education grade specific students who want to pursue an online associate degree in the United States. Eastern Gateway Community College is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Steubenville.

About 92% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 8% are male.

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#2

South Texas College

McAllen, TX

The in-demand online associate degree programs at South Texas College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education grade specific schools in the United States. South Texas College is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of McAllen.

About 89% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 11% are male.

While working on their Associate Degree, grade specific ed majors at South Texas College accumulate an average of around $6,222 in student debt.

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#4

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

Out of the 111 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Lone Star College System landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of The Woodlands, North Harris Montgomery is a public college with a very large student population.

About 93% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 7% are male.

While working on their Associate Degree, grade specific ed majors at North Harris Montgomery accumulate an average of around $11,596 in student debt.

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#5

Georgia Military College

Milledgeville, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Military College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools list. Georgia Military College is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Milledgeville.

About 91% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 9% are male.

While working on their Associate Degree, grade specific ed majors at Georgia Military College accumulate an average of around $13,746 in student debt.

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#6

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Liberty University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools ranking. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.

Women make up 99% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that grade specific ed majors at Liberty University take out while working on their Associate Degree is $28,262.

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Holmes Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the rural area of Goodman, Holmes Community College is a public school with a small student population.

About 90% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 10% are male.

While working on their Associate Degree, grade specific ed majors at Holmes Community College accumulate an average of around $8,350 in student debt.

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#7

Tyler Junior College

Tyler, TX

Tyler Junior College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools list. Tyler Junior College is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Tyler.

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Bryant & Stratton College - Online landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree teacher education grade specific programs. Located in the large suburb of Orchard Park, Bryant & Stratton College - Online is a private for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 67 students majoring in grade specific ed at Bryant & Stratton College - Online, 1% are male and 99% are female.

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With a ranking of #10, Montgomery County Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their online associate degree. Montco is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Blue Bell.

Women make up 84% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

On average, grade specific ed graduates from Montco take out $15,580 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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With a ranking of #11, Delaware County Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their online associate degree. Delaware County Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Media.

Women make up 93% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

After completing their Associate Degree, grade specific ed graduates from Delaware County Community College carry an average student debtload of $16,470.

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Northeast Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for teacher education grade specific students to get a associate degree. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the remote town of Norfolk, Northeast is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 64 students majoring in grade specific ed at Northeast, 8% are male and 92% are female.

On average, grade specific ed graduates from Northeast take out $12,218 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Bucks County Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Online Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the rural area of Newtown, Bucks County Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 93% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

After completing their Associate Degree, grade specific ed graduates from Bucks County Community College carry an average student debtload of $12,728.

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#14

College of Southern Idaho

Twin Falls, ID

College of Southern Idaho ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Online Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the town of Twin Falls, College of Southern Idaho is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 41 students majoring in grade specific ed at College of Southern Idaho, 22% are male and 78% are female.

Grade Specific Ed majors at College of Southern Idaho take out an average of $14,013 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#15

Oklahoma City Community College

Oklahoma City, OK

With a ranking of #15, Oklahoma City Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their online associate degree. Located in the city of Oklahoma City, OCCC is a public college with a large student population.

About 90% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 10% are male.

On average, grade specific ed graduates from OCCC take out $10,329 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#16

Stanly Community College

Albemarle, NC

Stanly Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for teacher education grade specific students to get a associate degree. It came in at #16 on the list. Located in the town of Albemarle, Stanly Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

On average, grade specific ed graduates from Stanly Technical College take out $11,256 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Online Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
17 Mesa Community College Mesa, AZ
17 Copiah-Lincoln Community College Wesson, MS
19 Pitt Community College Winterville, NC
19 Laramie County Community College Cheyenne, WY
19 Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Green Bay, WI
22 Cochise County Community College District Sierra Vista, AZ

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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

Majors Similar to Grade Specific Ed

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 25 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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