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2023 Best Value Teaching Assistant/Aide Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$19,732 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$22,994 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teaching Assistants Associate Degree School for You

Teaching Assistants is the #249 most popular major in the country with 2,751 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Teaching Assistant/Aide Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for teaching assistants 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. 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.

2023 Best Value Teaching Assistants Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for teaching assistants majors pursuing a associate degree.

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Teaching Assistant/Aide

Our 2023 rankings named St Cloud Technical and Community College the best value school in the Plains States Region for teaching assistants students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Saint Cloud, St Cloud Technical and Community College is a public college with a small student population.

St Cloud Technical and Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,874 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, St Cloud Technical and Community College also did well on our Best Teaching Assistant/Aide Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Teaching Assistants at St Cloud Technical and Community College Report

#2

Dordt University

Sioux Center, IA

The excellent associate degree programs at Dordt University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teaching assistants schools in the Plains States Region . Dordt is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Sioux Center.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Dordt are $33,590 per year.

Read full report on Teaching Assistants at Dordt University

Best Teaching Assistants Colleges by State

Explore the best teaching assistants schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 2
Minnesota 35
Kansas 0
Iowa 2
Nebraska 0
North Dakota 4
South Dakota 0

One of 14 majors within the area of study, teaching assistants has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related 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

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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 IMCBerea College.

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