2023 Best Value Teaching Associate Degree Schools in California
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. 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 and bootcamps 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 Teaching Associate Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in California to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for teaching 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. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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Top Value Teaching Associate Degree Schools in California
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Our analysis found The University of Arizona Global Campus to be the best value school for teaching students who want to pursue a associate degree in California. The University of Arizona Global Campus is a large private for-profit school located in San Diego, California that handed out 260 associate degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UAGC are $14,278 per year. Associate Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $25,015 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
If you are interested in distance education, UAGC is an excellent choice, since the school is online.
UAGC also made our Best Teaching Associate Degree Schools in California list, coming in at #1.
Out of the 3 schools in California that were part of this year’s value ranking, Humphreys University - Stockton and Modesto Campuses landed the # 2 spot on the list. Humphreys University is located in Stockton, California and has a very small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 associate degrees to qualified students.
Humphreys University undergraduate students pay an average of $14,580 in tuition and fees each year.
Humphreys University 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. During the 2019-2020 year, about 100% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Humphreys University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Teaching Associate Degree Schools in California list.
Out of the 3 schools in California that were part of this year’s value ranking, Mount Saint Mary’s University landed the # 3 spot on the list. MSMU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associate degrees in 2020-2021.
MSMU undergraduate students pay an average of $45,388 in tuition and fees each year. On average, associate degree students take out $24,268 in loans while pursuing their degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at MSMU. During the 2019-2020 year, about 100% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
MSMU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Teaching Associate Degree Schools in California list.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.
References
- 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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