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2023 Best Value Teaching Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices

5 Schools Ranked
$10,800 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$14,506 Avg Student Debt*

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. 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 Value Teaching Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Massachusetts 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

Top Value Teaching Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Middlesex Community College

Bedford, Massachusetts
34 Total Awards
$12,120 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Middlesex Community College the best value school in Massachusetts for teaching students working on their associate degree. Located in Bedford, Massachusetts, the medium-sized public school awarded 34 diplomas to qualifed associate degree students in 2020-2021.

Middlesex Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $12,120 in tuition and fees each year. On average, associate degree students take out $13,346 in loans while pursuing their degree.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Middlesex Community College does offer online classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 100% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Middlesex Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Teaching Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts list.

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#2

Bristol Community College

Fall River, Massachusetts
42 Total Awards
$10,152 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bristol Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Teaching Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. This medium-sized public school is located in Fall River, Massachusetts, and it awarded 42 associate degrees in 2020-2021.

Bristol undergraduate students pay an average of $10,152 in tuition and fees each year. Associate Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $11,401 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.

Online courses are available at Bristol, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 100% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Bristol also took the #3 spot in our Best Teaching Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts rankings.

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#3

Springfield Technical Community College

Springfield, Massachusetts
26 Total Awards
$10,728 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Springfield Technical Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Teaching Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. STCC is a public institution located in Springfield, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 26 associate degrees in 2020-2021.

STCC undergraduate students pay an average of $10,728 in tuition and fees each year. By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $11,475 in student loans.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since STCC does offer online classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 93% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.

STCC also made our Best Teaching Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts list, coming in at #2.

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#4

Quinsigamond Community College

Worcester, Massachusetts
29 Total Awards
$10,774 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s value ranking, Quinsigamond Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Quinsigamond Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Worcester, Massachusetts. It awarded 29 associate degrees in 2020-2021.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Quinsigamond Community College are $10,774 per year. On average, associate degree students take out $20,343 in loans while pursuing their degree.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at Quinsigamond Community College. During the 2019-2020 year, about 35% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Quinsigamond Community College is ranked #4 for overall quality in Massachusetts.

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#5

Bunker Hill Community College

Boston, Massachusetts
31 Total Awards
$10,224 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bunker Hill Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Teaching Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. BHCC is a public institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 31 associate degrees in 2020-2021.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BHCC are $10,224 per year. On average, associate degree students take out $11,991 in loans while pursuing their degree.

Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out BHCC. Every undergraduate student at the school took at least one class online.

BHCC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Teaching Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts list.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 5 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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