2022 Best Value Social Studies Teacher Education Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Social Studies Teacher Education Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,830 people earned their degree in social studies education, making the major the 331st most popular in the United States.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 8 social studies education graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great social studies education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the social studies 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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The social studies teacher education school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Social Studies Teacher Education Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Social Studies Teacher Education Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Social Studies Teacher Education Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid.

Top 1 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Social Studies Education (With Aid)

#1

Itawamba Community College

Fulton, Mississippi

#1 in overall quality

$5,107 Average Net Price

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Social Studies Teacher Education Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Itawamba Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Fulton, Mississippi, and it awarded 4 associates’s social studies teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

ICC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Social Studies Education Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $5,107 for associate degree social studies teacher education students with aid per year to attend Itawamba Community College.

Read more about Social Studies Education at ICC

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Aparajita Datta.

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