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2022 Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Arizona For Those Making $30-$48k

6 Ranked Colleges
448 Degrees Awarded
$8,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Arizona For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Arizona For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Education is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 4th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 310,601 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $43,887 and had an average of $30,244 in loans still to pay off.

Across Arizona, there were 14,215 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,550 and $33,537 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 448 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,749 and $17,785 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Arizona For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality education programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Arizona For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Arizona For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Education (Income $30-$48k) in Arizona

#1

Pima Community College

Tucson, Arizona
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Arizona For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Pima Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Pima County Community College District is a fairly large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 42 associates’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

Pima County Community College District not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Education Associate Degree Schools in Arizona” list. It costs about $3,417 for Arizona Associate Degree Education students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Pima Community College.

Read full report on Education at Pima County Community College District

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Arizona For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Cochise County Community College District landed the #2 spot on the list. Cochise College is a small school located in Sierra Vista, Arizona that handed out 38 associates’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

Cochise College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Education Associate Degree Schools in Arizona” list. It costs about $6,543 for arizona associate degree education students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Cochise County Community College District.

Full Cochise College Education Report

#3

Glendale Community College

Glendale, Arizona
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Glendale Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Arizona For Those Making $30-$48k list. Glendale Community College is a fairly large school located in Glendale, Arizona that handed out 42 associates’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our arizona associate degree education students whose families make $30-$48k list, Glendale Community College has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Education Associate Degree Schools in Arizona” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Glendale Community College is $8,465 for Arizona Associate Degree Education students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#4

Arizona Western College

Yuma, Arizona
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona Western College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Arizona For Those Making $30-$48k list. AWC is a medium-sized public school situated in Yuma, Arizona. It awarded 39 associates’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

AWC also took the #3 spot in our “Best Education Associate Degree Schools in Arizona” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for AWC is $10,238 for Arizona Associate Degree Education students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#5

Rio Salado College

Tempe, Arizona
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Arizona For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rio Salado College landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 21 associates’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

Rio Salado College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Education Associate Degree Schools in Arizona” list. The estimated yearly cost for Rio Salado College is $8,482 for arizona associate degree education students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Rio Salado College Education Report

#6 in overall quality

University of Phoenix - Arizona came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Arizona For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large private for-profit school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified associates’s education students in 2019-2020.

UOPX - Arizona also made our “Best Education Associate Degree Schools in Arizona” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend UOPX - Arizona is $13,378 for Arizona Associate Degree Education students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Education at UOPX - Arizona

Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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