2022 Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Texas
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With 310,601 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, education is the 4th most popular major in the United States. 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 Texas, there were 16,546 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 3,061 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Texas” ranking, we looked at 16 colleges that offer a degree in education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent education programs, but they also cost less that 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Texas
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Texas.
Top 16 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Education in Texas
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Texas College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Texas. This large school is located in McAllen, Texas, and it awarded 396 associates’s education degrees in 2019-2020.
South Texas College also made our “Best Education Associate Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend South Texas College is $1,174 for Texas Associate Degree Education students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tarrant County College District. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Texas. Tarrant County College District is a large public school situated in Fort Worth, Texas. It awarded 144 associates’s education degrees in 2019-2020.
Tarrant County College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Education Associate Degree Schools in Texas” list. It costs about $5,434 for texas associate degree education students per year to attend Tarrant County College.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Navarro College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Texas. Navarro College is located in Corsicana, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 56 associates’s education degrees to qualified students.
Navarro College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Education Associate Degree Schools in Texas” list. The yearly cost to attend Navarro College is $14,349 for texas associate degree education students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lone Star College System. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Texas list. This large school is located in The Woodlands, Texas, and it awarded 269 associates’s education degrees in 2019-2020.
North Harris Montgomery also took the #3 spot in our “Best Education Associate Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. It costs about $8,016 for Texas Associate Degree Education students per year to attend Lone Star College System.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Austin Community College District. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Texas list. Austin Community College District is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 100 associates’s education degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Austin Community College District, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Education Associate Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Austin Community College District is $6,861 for Texas Associate Degree Education students.
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San Jacinto Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Texas list. San Jacinto College is located in Pasadena, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 258 associates’s education degrees to qualified students.
San Jacinto College also made our “Best Education Associate Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #8. It costs about $8,692 for Texas Associate Degree Education students per year to attend San Jacinto Community College.
With a ranking of #7, El Paso Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Texas list. This large school is located in El Paso, Texas, and it awarded 199 associates’s education degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our texas associate degree education students list, El Paso Community College has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Education Associate Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for El Paso Community College is $4,594 for Texas Associate Degree Education students.
With a ranking of #8, Amarillo College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Texas list. Located in Amarillo, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 44 degrees to qualified associates’s education students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our texas associate degree education students list, Amarillo College has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Education Associate Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Amarillo College is $5,578 for Texas Associate Degree Education students.
San Antonio College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Texas list. San Antonio College is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 86 associates’s education degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at San Antonio College, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Education Associate Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for San Antonio College is $5,882 for Texas Associate Degree Education students.
Tyler Junior College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Texas ranking, coming in at #11. Tyler, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s education degrees to 60 students in 2019-2020.
Tyler Junior College also made our “Best Education Associate Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #13. It costs about $9,277 for texas associate degree education students per year to attend Tyler Junior College.
McLennan Community College landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Texas ranking. MCC is located in Waco, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 22 associates’s education degrees to qualified students.
MCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best Education Associate Degree Schools in Texas” list. The estimated yearly cost for MCC is $6,752 for texas associate degree education students.
Texas State Technical College ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Texas list. Located in Waco, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 63 degrees to qualified associates’s education students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our texas associate degree education students list, TSTC has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best Education Associate Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for TSTC is $10,114 for Texas Associate Degree Education students.
Trinity Valley Community College landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Texas ranking. TVCC is a medium-sized public school situated in Athens, Texas. It awarded 14 associates’s education degrees in 2019-2020.
TVCC also made our “Best Education Associate Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #16. The estimated yearly cost for Trinity Valley Community College is $6,850 for Texas Associate Degree Education students.
Southwestern Assemblies of God University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Texas ranking. Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waxahachie, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our texas associate degree education students list, Southwestern Assemblies of God University has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Education Associate Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. It costs about $24,982 for Texas Associate Degree Education students per year to attend Southwestern Assemblies of God University.
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LeTourneau University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Texas ranking. Longview, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s education degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at LETU, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Education Associate Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. It costs about $23,196 for Texas Associate Degree Education students per year to attend LETU.
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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%.
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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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