2023 Best Value Education Associate Degree Schools in Florida
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Education Associate Degree School for You
Out of the majors we analyze each year, education was ranked 5th in Florida. In fact, 10,069 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 to be a better alternative for you.
The Best Value Education Associate Degree Schools in Florida ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 17 schools in Florida to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for education students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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.
Top 10 Best Education Associate Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named St Petersburg College the best value school in Florida for education students working on their associate degree. SPC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Clearwater.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SPC are $2,682 a year.
SPC also took the #5 spot in our Best Education Associate Degree Schools in Florida rankings.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Broward College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Education Associate Degree Schools in Florida list. BC is a very large public school located in the city of Fort Lauderdale.
BC undergraduate students pay an average of $2,830 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tallahassee Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Education Associate Degree Schools in Florida list. Located in the city of Tallahassee, Tallahassee Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tallahassee Community College are $2,026 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Central Florida. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Education Associate Degree Schools in Florida list. CF is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Ocala.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CF are $2,710 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Palm Beach State College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Education Associate Degree Schools in Florida list. Palm Beach State College is a very large public school located in the suburb of Lake Worth.
Palm Beach State College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,050 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Miami Dade College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree education programs. Located in the large city of Miami, MDC is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MDC are $2,838 a year.
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Daytona State College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Education Associate Degree Schools in Florida list. Daytona State College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Daytona Beach.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Daytona State College are $3,106 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Daytona State College also did well on our Best Education Associate Degree Schools in Florida list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Indian River State College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Education Associate Degree Schools in Florida list. Located in the suburb of Fort Pierce, Indian River State College is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Indian River State College are $2,764 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Indian River State College is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Education Associate Degree Schools in Florida list.
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With a ranking of #9, Florida State College at Jacksonville did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their associate degree. FSCJ is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Jacksonville.
FSCJ undergraduate students pay an average of $2,657 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Florida SouthWestern State College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Associate Degree Schools in Florida ranking. Located in the large suburb of Fort Myers, FSW is a public school with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FSW are $3,401 per year.
FSW also took the #3 spot in our Best Education Associate Degree Schools in Florida rankings.
Request InformationBest Value Education Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Value Education Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 7,730 |
| West Virginia | 1,515 |
| Mississippi | 4,219 |
| South Carolina | 3,980 |
| Virginia | 9,522 |
| Arkansas | 4,954 |
| Alabama | 5,059 |
| Kentucky | 5,329 |
| Georgia | 9,722 |
| Tennessee | 5,194 |
| Louisiana | 2,977 |
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Majors Related to 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 17 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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