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2023 Most Popular Online Education Associate Degree Schools

144 Colleges
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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'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Education Associate Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 144 schools in the United States to see which online associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing an online associate degree.

Our analysis found Eastern Gateway Community College to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue an online associate degree in the United States. Eastern Gateway Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Steubenville.

Of the 370 students majoring in education at Eastern Gateway Community College, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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#2

South Texas College

McAllen, TX

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means South Texas College is a great place for education students working on their online associate degree. South Texas College is a fairly large public school located in the city of McAllen.

Of the 352 students majoring in education at South Texas College, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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#4

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lone Star College System. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Education Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the city of The Woodlands, North Harris Montgomery is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 265 students majoring in education at North Harris Montgomery, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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#5

Georgia Military College

Milledgeville, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Military College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Education Associate Degree Schools list. Georgia Military College is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Milledgeville.

About 91% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 9% are male.

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#5

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

The in-demand online associate degree programs at Liberty University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in the United States. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.

Of the 138 students majoring in education at Liberty University, 3% are male and 97% are female.

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Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Education Associate Degree Schools ranking. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Perkinston.

Women make up 82% of the education majors at the school.

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Copiah-Lincoln Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Education Associate Degree Schools list. Copiah-Lincoln Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Wesson.

Women make up 59% of the education majors at the school.

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Hostos Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for education students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Hostos is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Bronx.

Women make up 96% of the education majors at the school.

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#10

Leeward Community College

Pearl City, HI

Leeward Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Education Associate Degree Schools ranking. Leeward CC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Pearl City.

Of the 88 students majoring in education at Leeward CC, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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#11

Holmes Community College

Goodman, MS

With a ranking of #11, Holmes Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their online associate degree. Located in the rural area of Goodman, Holmes Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 90% of the education majors at the school.

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#11

Tyler Junior College

Tyler, TX

Tyler Junior College ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Online Education Associate Degree Schools list. Tyler Junior College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tyler.

About 97% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 3% are male.

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With a ranking of #13, Bryant & Stratton College - Online did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their online associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Orchard Park, Bryant & Stratton College - Online is a private for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

About 99% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 1% are male.

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Montgomery County Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for education students to get a associate degree. It came in at #14 on the list. Montco is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Blue Bell.

Of the 62 students majoring in education at Montco, 16% are male and 84% are female.

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Delaware County Community College landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree education programs. Delaware County Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Media.

About 93% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 7% are male.

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Northeast Community College landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree education programs. Located in the town of Norfolk, Northeast is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 66 students majoring in education at Northeast, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Education Associate Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Kansas City, MCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 84% of the education majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #18, Bucks County Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their online associate degree. Located in the rural area of Newtown, Bucks County Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 62 students majoring in education at Bucks County Community College, 23% are male and 77% are female.

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Northeast Wisconsin Technical College landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree education programs. Located in the midsize city of Green Bay, NWTC is a public school with a large student population.

About 96% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 4% are male.

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Chemeketa Community College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Education Associate Degree Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Salem, Chemeketa Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 93% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 7% are male.

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State Fair Community College landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree education programs. State Fair Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Sedalia.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Online Education Associate Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
22 College of Southern Idaho Twin Falls, ID
23 Oklahoma City Community College Oklahoma City, OK
24 Stanly Community College Albemarle, NC
25 Mesa Community College Mesa, AZ
26 Laramie County Community College Cheyenne, WY
26 Pitt Community College Winterville, NC
28 Highland Community College Highland, KS

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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 25 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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