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2023 Best Value Education Associate Degree Schools in Indiana

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$7,613 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$22,224 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Education Associate Degree School for You

Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in Indiana. With 11,570 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

The Best Value Education Associate Degree Schools in Indiana ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Indiana to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for education students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Education Associate Degree Schools in Indiana

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Education Associate Degree Colleges.

Best Indiana Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Education

#1

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Ivy Tech Community College the best value school in Indiana for education students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Ivy Tech Community College are $4,637 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Ivy Tech Community College also did well on our Best Education Associate Degree Schools in Indiana list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Education Associate Degree Schools in Indiana list. Located in the rural area of Marion, IWU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at IWU are $9,239 a year.

IWU also made our Best Education Associate Degree Schools in Indiana list, coming in at #2.

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#3

Vincennes University

Vincennes, IN

The excellent associate degree programs at Vincennes University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in Indiana. Vincennes University is a large public school located in the town of Vincennes.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Vincennes University are $6,449 a year.

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#4

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Out of the 5 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University Global landed the # 4 spot on the list. Purdue University Global is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Indianapolis.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Purdue University Global are $10,125 a year.

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#5

Oakland City University

Oakland City, IN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Oakland City University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Education Associate Degree Schools in Indiana list. Located in the distant town of Oakland City, Oakland City is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Oakland City are $25,740 a year.

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Best Value Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 5,939
Ohio 9,238
Illinois 10,567
Wisconsin 5,792

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 5 schools only.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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