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2023 Most Popular Teaching Assistant/Aide Schools

220 Colleges
$19,238 Avg Salary
$10,167 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Teaching Assistants School for You

Teaching Assistants is the #13 most popular major in the country with 2,751 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's teaching students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Teaching Assistant/Aide Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 220 schools in the United States to see which programs were the most popular for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Teaching Assistants program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for teaching assistants majors pursuing a .

#1

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Ivy Tech Community College the most popular school in the United States for teaching assistants students. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public college with a very large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means National University College is a great place for teaching assistants students. Located in the midsize city of Bayamon, National University College is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

On average, teaching assistants graduates from National University College take out $6,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seminar L’moros Bais Yaakov. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Teaching Assistant/Aide Schools list. Seminar L'moros Bais Yaakov is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Brooklyn.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohel Margulia Seminary. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Teaching Assistant/Aide Schools list. Located in the suburb of Monsey, Ohel Margulia Seminary is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Out of the 220 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Derech Hachaim Seminary landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Monroe, Derech Hachaim Seminary is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Borough of Manhattan Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teaching Assistant/Aide Schools ranking. Located in the city of New York, BMCC is a public college with a large student population.

While working on their degree, teaching assistants majors at BMCC accumulate an average of around $9,125 in student debt.

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#7

Santa Ana College

Santa Ana, CA

With a ranking of #7, Santa Ana College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching assistants students. Located in the city of Santa Ana, SAC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Hostos Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Assistant/Aide Schools list. Hostos is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Bronx.

Teaching Assistants majors at Hostos take out an average of $5,985 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Bnos Zion of Bobov Seminary ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Assistant/Aide Schools list. Bnos Zion of Bobov Seminary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Brooklyn.

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#9

Leeward Community College

Pearl City, HI

Leeward Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for teaching assistants students. It came in at #9 on the list. Leeward CC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Pearl City.

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With a ranking of #11, Associated Beth Rivkah Schools did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching assistants students. Located in the city of Brooklyn, Associated Beth Rivkah Schools is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Fox Valley Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for teaching assistants students. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public school with a large student population.

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Texas State Technical College landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular teaching assistants programs. TSTC is a large public school located in the midsize city of Waco.

While working on their degree, teaching assistants majors at TSTC accumulate an average of around $8,625 in student debt.

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Tidewater Community College landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular teaching assistants programs. Located in the midsize city of Norfolk, Tidewater Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

On average, teaching assistants graduates from Tidewater Community College take out $16,115 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#15

Universidad del Este

Carolina, PR

Universidad del Este came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teaching Assistant/Aide Schools ranking. UNE is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Carolina.

The average amount in student loans that teaching assistants majors at UNE take out is $7,000.

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Southern Crescent Technical College landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular teaching assistants programs. Southern Crescent Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Griffin.

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Kingsborough Community College ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Assistant/Aide Schools list. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, KCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, teaching assistants majors at KCC accumulate an average of around $7,179 in student debt.

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#18

Ventura College

Ventura, CA

Ventura College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for teaching assistants students. It came in at #18 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Ventura, Ventura College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Teaching Assistants at Ventura College Report

#19

Morgan Community College

Fort Morgan, CO

Morgan Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for teaching assistants students. It came in at #19 on the list. Located in the remote town of Fort Morgan, Morgan Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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Northeast Wisconsin Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for teaching assistants students. It came in at #19 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Green Bay, NWTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #21, Jefferson Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching assistants students. Located in the large city of Louisville, Jefferson Community and Technical College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Teaching Assistants majors at Jefferson Community and Technical College take out an average of $9,294 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Teaching Assistants at Jefferson Community and Technical College Report

#21

Poway Adult School

Poway, CA

Poway Adult School ranked #21 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Assistant/Aide Schools list. Located in the city of Poway, Poway Adult School is a public school with a fairly small student population.

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Northland Community and Technical College ranked #21 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Assistant/Aide Schools list. Located in the town of Thief River Falls, Northland Community and Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that teaching assistants majors at Northland Community and Technical College take out is $15,649.

Full Teaching Assistants at Northland Community and Technical College Report

#24

Medgar Evers College

Brooklyn, NY

With a ranking of #24, Medgar Evers College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching assistants students. Medgar is a small public school located in the large city of Brooklyn.

While working on their degree, teaching assistants majors at Medgar accumulate an average of around $6,454 in student debt.

Full Teaching Assistants at Medgar Evers College Report

#25

Santiago Canyon College

Orange, CA

Santiago Canyon College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teaching Assistant/Aide Schools ranking. Located in the city of Orange, SCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#27

Klamath Community College

Klamath Falls, OR
#28

Mt. San Antonio College

Walnut, CA
#30

Finger Lakes Community College

Canandaigua, NY
#32

Western Technical College

La Crosse, WI

Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Teaching Assistant/Aide students that almost earned our Most Popular Teaching Assistant/Aide Schools award.

Rank College Location
34 Waukesha County Technical College Pewaukee, WI
34 Bronx Community College Bronx, NY
36 Monterey Peninsula College Monterey, CA
36 Atlanta Technical College Atlanta, GA
36 Gateway Community and Technical College Florence, KY
36 Minnesota State Community and Technical College Fergus Falls, MN
40 Sinclair Community College Dayton, OH
40 Northampton County Area Community College Bethlehem, PA
40 Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College Cumberland, KY
40 Nassau Community College Garden City, NY
44 Southwest Technology Center Altus, OK
44 Bladen Community College Dublin, NC

Teaching Assistants by Region

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Region
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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Teaching Assistants is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.

Teaching Assistants Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Assistant/Aide 2,003
Other Teaching Assistants/Aides 728
Adult Literacy Tutor/Instructor 20

Majors Similar to Teaching Assistants

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810

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 IMCBerea College.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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