2025 Best Education Associate Degree Schools in Maryland

If you plan on getting your associate degree in education, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #12 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Education Associate Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 417 associate degrees in education to qualified students.

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Early-Career Earnings

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their associate degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their associate degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to education students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other education students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for education to pay back their student loans after receiving their associate degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized education related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for education students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Education Associate Degree Schools in Maryland ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Education in Maryland

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in education.

Top Maryland Schools for an Associate in Education

1

Anne Arundel Community College
Arnold, MD

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

41 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Anne Arundel Community College if you want to pursue an associate degree in education. Located in the large suburb of Arnold, AACC is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in education from Anne Arundel Community College

2

Community College of Baltimore County
Baltimore, MD

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

36 Annual Graduates

Community College of Baltimore County is a good option for students interested in an associate degree in education. CCBC is a large public college located in the suburb of Baltimore.More information about a associate in education from Community College of Baltimore County

Best Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	36	591
New York	36	586
New Jersey	35	588
Delaware	21	170
District of Columbia	13	36

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Education Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific	301
General Education	81
Teacher Education Subject Specific	34
Teaching Assistants	1

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.