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2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Associate Degree Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

22 Colleges
$10,138 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$19,766 Avg Salary

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 Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Associate Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in the United States to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for subject specific ed students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

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

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Associate Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Itawamba Community College the best value 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.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ICC are $5,360 per year. 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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Out of the 22 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Spokane Falls Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Spokane, Spokane Falls Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Spokane Falls Community College are $5,135 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Spokane Falls Community College is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Associate Degree Schools list.

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#3

Three Rivers College

Poplar Bluff, MO

Out of the 22 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Three Rivers College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Poplar Bluff, Three Rivers College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Three Rivers College are $6,510 a year. 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 Northeast Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the remote town of Norfolk, Northeast is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Northeast are $5,010 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Northeast is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Associate Degree Schools list.

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#5

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 #5 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Newark, Essex is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Essex are $8,966 per year.

Essex also claimed a spot on our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Associate Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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Sinclair Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the midsize city of Dayton, Sinclair Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Sinclair Community College are $8,076 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Sinclair Community College also did well on our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Associate Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Associate Degree Schools list. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Perkinston.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College are $7,250 a year. On average, subject specific ed graduates from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College take out $12,182 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Carl Albert State College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Associate Degree Schools list. Carl Albert State College is a small public school located in the distant town of Poteau.

Carl Albert State College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,942 in tuition and fees each year.

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Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the suburb of Sewell, RCSJ is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

RCSJ undergraduate students pay an average of $5,550 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Clark College

Vancouver, WA

With a ranking of #10, Clark College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their associate degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Vancouver, Clark College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Clark College are $10,133 per year.

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Teacher Education Subject Specific by Region

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Southwest
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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.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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