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2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$12,791 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$19,766 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 43,297 teacher education subject specific students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which teaching program is right for you. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Southeast Region 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.

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. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Check out the subject specific ed associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Teacher Education Subject Specific

Our analysis found Itawamba Community College to be the best value school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the remote town of Fulton, ICC is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ICC are $5,360 a year. The average amount in student loans that subject specific ed majors at ICC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $8,419.

In addition to its great value ranking, ICC is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the rural area of Perkinston, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,250 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that subject specific ed majors at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $12,182.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Murray State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education subject specific schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the town of Murray, Murray State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Murray State undergraduate students pay an average of $18,528 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

Out of the 5 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Kentucky University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WKU are $27,000 a year.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Eastern Kentucky University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education subject specific schools in the Southeast Region . Eastern is a large public school located in the town of Richmond.

Eastern undergraduate students pay an average of $20,024 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges by State

Explore the best teacher education subject specific colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kentucky 1,105
Tennessee 421
North Carolina 904
Georgia 1,327
Florida 1,534
Virginia 1,393
West Virginia 309
South Carolina 596
Arkansas 825
Louisiana 694
Mississippi 616
Alabama 722

One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, teacher education subject specific has other similar majors worth exploring.

Subject Specific Ed Concentrations

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 5 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.

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