2023 Best Value Education Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.
The Best Value Education Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the New England Region 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.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Education Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region
Check out the education associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best Education Associate Degree Schools
Our analysis found Urban College of Boston to be the best value school for education students who want to pursue a associate degree in the New England Region . Located in the large city of Boston, Urban College of Boston is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Urban College of Boston are $7,124 a year.
Out of the 16 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Middlesex Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Middlesex Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Bedford.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Middlesex Community College are $12,120 per year.
Middlesex Community College also claimed a spot on our Best Education Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
The excellent associate degree programs at Community College of Vermont helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in the New England Region . Located in the rural area of Montpelier, CCV is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
CCV undergraduate students pay an average of $13,640 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, CCV also is in the top 15% of our Best Education Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Granite State College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Education Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the town of Concord, GSC is a public college with a small student population.
GSC undergraduate students pay an average of $9,015 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bristol Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Education Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Fall River, Bristol is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Bristol are $10,152 a year.
Southern Maine Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Education Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. SMCC is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of South Portland.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SMCC are $6,754 a year.
Springfield Technical Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. STCC is a small public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.
STCC undergraduate students pay an average of $10,728 in tuition and fees each year.
With a ranking of #8, Quinsigamond Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their associate degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Worcester, Quinsigamond Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Quinsigamond Community College are $10,774 per year.
With a ranking of #9, NHTI-Concord’s Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their associate degree. NHTI is a small public school located in the fringe town of Concord.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NHTI are $15,450 a year.
NHTI also claimed a spot on our Best Education Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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Manchester Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree education programs. Located in the large suburb of Manchester, MCC is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MCC are $13,468 per year.
Best Education Colleges by State
Explore the best education schools for a specific state in the New England region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New Hampshire | 1,775 |
| Maine | 1,282 |
| Rhode Island | 926 |
| Massachusetts | 8,936 |
| Connecticut | 2,995 |
| Vermont | 638 |
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Education Related Majors for Education
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 |
Majors Similar to Education
| 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 16 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.
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