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2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Associate Degree Schools

22 Colleges
$19,766 Avg Salary
$9,571 Avg Student Debt

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

With 43,297 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, teacher education subject specific is the #3 most popular major in the United States.

There are so many teaching programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Associate Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 22 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for teaching students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Associate Degree Schools in the United States

Check out the subject specific ed associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Associate Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Itawamba Community College the best school in the United States for teacher education subject specific students working on their associate degree. ICC is a small public school located in the town of Fulton.

On average, subject specific ed graduates from ICC take out $8,419 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#2

Essex County College

Newark, NJ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Essex County College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Newark, Essex is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#3

Three Rivers College

Poplar Bluff, MO

The excellent associate degree programs at Three Rivers College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education subject specific schools in the United States. Located in the remote town of Poplar Bluff, Three Rivers College is a public school with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that subject specific ed majors at Three Rivers College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $15,873.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bucks County Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the rural area of Newtown, Bucks County Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Cincinnati - Blue Ash College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Blue Ash, UC Blue Ash College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Spokane Falls Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Spokane, Spokane Falls Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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#7

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

Western Kentucky University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education subject specific students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. WKU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bowling Green.

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#8

Clark College

Vancouver, WA

Clark College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Associate Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Vancouver, Clark College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Sinclair Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their associate degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Dayton, Sinclair Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Delaware Technical Community College - Terry landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the city of Dover, Delaware Tech is a public college with a large student population.

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Teacher Education Subject Specific is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.

Subject Specific Ed Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching 8,121
Reading Teacher Education 6,490
Music Education 4,761
Mathematics Education 3,395
English & Language Arts Education 3,113
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas 2,335
Social Studies Education 1,968
Art Education 1,837
Health Education 1,801
Science Education 1,371
Agricultural Teacher Education 1,130
Biology Education 865
History Education 804
Trade & Industrial Teacher Education 715
Technology Education 575
Social Science Teacher Education 474
Technical Teacher Education 462
Spanish Education 457
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist 370
Modern Language Education 338
Drama & Dance Education 293
Family & Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education 286
Chemistry Education 238
Computer Teacher Education 217
Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education 185
Earth Science Teacher Education 169
Physics Education 152
Environmental Education 96
Speech Teacher Education 68
French Language Teacher Education 55
Driver & Safety Teacher Education 55
Health Occupations Teacher Education 48
Communication Arts and Literature Teacher Education 22
Distributive Education 11
German Language Teacher Education 8
Psychology Teacher Education 5
Latin Teacher Education 4
Geography Teacher Education 3

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 22 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Aparajita Datta.

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