2023 Best Teaching Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee

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. Or you may find the programs at a trade school or bootcamp to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Best Teaching Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Tennessee to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for teaching students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school us, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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Top Teaching Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Southern Adventist University

Collegedale, Tennessee

$23,210 Average Tuition & Fees

$24,595 Avg Student Debt

Our analysis found Southern Adventist University to be the best school for teaching students who want to pursue a associate degree in Tennessee.

Southern Adventist does not offer a discount to in-state students, so the average tuition and fees for all undergraduates is $23,210. This amount may be reduced if you receive financial aid. On average, associate degree students take out $24,595 in loans while pursuing their degree.

Southern Adventist does offer online classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 39% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#2

Cumberland University

Lebanon, Tennessee

$25,412 Average Tuition & Fees

$6,077 Avg Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cumberland University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Teaching Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee list.

If you want to attend CU, expect to pay an average of $25,412 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced if you receive financial aid. On average, associate degree students take out $6,077 in loans while pursuing their degree.

Online courses are available at CU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 0% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 2 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%.

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