2023 Best Teaching Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts
With all the teaching programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Also there are many trade schools and bpptcamp 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 Best Teaching Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Massachusetts 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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Top Teaching Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts
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Our analysis found Middlesex Community College to be the best school for teaching students who want to pursue a associate degree in Massachusetts.
In-state students pay an average of $6,048 in tuition and fees if they attend Middlesex Community College full time. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $12,120. By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $13,346 in student loans.
Online courses are available at Middlesex Community College, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 100% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Out of the 5 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Springfield Technical Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list.
Full-time students from Massachusetts pay an average of $5,520 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend STCC. Out-of-state students pay an average of $10,728. On average, associate degree students take out $11,475 in loans while pursuing their degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at STCC. In 2019-2020 about 93% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bristol Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Teaching Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts list.
Students from Massachusetts who attend Bristol full time pay an average of $5,208 in tuition and fees. Out-of-state students pay an average of $10,152. Associate Degree recipients from Bristol accumulate an average of $11,401 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Bristol does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 100% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Quinsigamond Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Teaching Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts list.
Full-time students from Massachusetts pay an average of $5,830 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend Quinsigamond Community College. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $10,774. Associate Degree recipients from Quinsigamond Community College accumulate an average of $20,343 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at Quinsigamond Community College. In 2019-2020 about 35% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bunker Hill Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Teaching Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts list.
The average in-state tuition and fees for students at BHCC is $5,280. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $10,224. On average, associate degree students take out $11,991 in loans while pursuing their degree.
BHCC is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each undergraduate student at the school took at least one class online.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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