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2023 Best Education Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

26 Colleges
$22,224 Avg Salary
$13,640 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Education Associate Degree School for You

With 327,871 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, education is the #4 most popular major in the United States.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Education Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 26 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Education Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for education majors pursuing a associate degree.

Top 10 Best Education Associate Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Delaware County Community College the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for education students working on their associate degree. Delaware County Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Media.

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The excellent associate degree programs at University of Delaware helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large suburb of Newark, UD is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Delaware Technical Community College - Terry. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Education Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Dover, Delaware Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Essex County College

Newark, NJ

Out of the 26 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Essex County College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Newark, Essex is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Montgomery County Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Montco is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Blue Bell.

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Bronx Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree education programs. BCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Bronx.

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Clarion University of Pennsylvania landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree education programs. Located in the town of Clarion, Clarion University is a public college with a small student population.

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Harrisburg Area Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Education Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Harrisburg, HACC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Bucks County Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree education programs. Located in the rural area of Newtown, Bucks County Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#10

Trinity Washington University

Washington, DC

Trinity Washington University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the city of Washington, Trinity College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Education Colleges by State

Explore the best education colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 5,729
Pennsylvania 12,364
New York 24,330
Maryland 5,361
Delaware 1,352
District of Columbia 930

Education Majors to Study

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
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832
Student Counseling 13,858
Instructional Media Design 8,695
Teaching English or French 5,791
Other Education 4,858
Teaching Assistants 2,751
Educational Assessment 2,552
Multilingual Education 1,910
Education Philosophy 737
International Education 293

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • 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 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 Horadrim.

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