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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Elementary Education (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

7 Ranked Colleges
391 Degrees Awarded
$9,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Elementary Education is the 19th most popular major in the country with 40,622 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 4,373 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 391 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in elementary education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent elementary education programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the elementary education program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Elementary Education (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Northern Oklahoma College

Tonkawa, Oklahoma
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Oklahoma College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Northern Oklahoma College is a public institution located in Tonkawa, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 41 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Northern Oklahoma College also made our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $6,155 for southwest region associate degree elementary teaching students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Northern Oklahoma College.

Full Northern Oklahoma College Elementary Education Report

#2

San Juan College

Farmington, New Mexico
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, San Juan College landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Farmington, New Mexico, and it awarded 3 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

SJC also took the #3 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SJC is $5,586 for southwest region associate degree elementary teaching students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Elementary Education at SJC

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cochise County Community College District. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This small school is located in Sierra Vista, Arizona, and it awarded 26 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree elementary teaching students whose families make $0-$30k list, Cochise College has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $5,856 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Elementary Teaching students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Cochise County Community College District.

Read full report on Elementary Education at Cochise County Community College District

#4

Glendale Community College

Glendale, Arizona
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Glendale Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Glendale Community College is a public institution located in Glendale, Arizona. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 29 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Glendale Community College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Glendale Community College is $7,729 for southwest region associate degree elementary teaching students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Elementary Education at Glendale Community College

#5

Arizona Western College

Yuma, Arizona
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona Western College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Yuma, Arizona is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s elementary teaching degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree elementary teaching students whose families make $0-$30k list, AWC has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $9,734 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Elementary Teaching students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Arizona Western College.

Full AWC Elementary Education Report

#6

Rio Salado College

Tempe, Arizona
#7 in overall quality

Rio Salado College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Rio Salado College is a fairly large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 2 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

Rio Salado College also made our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. The estimated yearly cost for Rio Salado College is $9,102 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Elementary Teaching students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Rio Salado College Elementary Education Report

#7

LeTourneau University

Longview, Texas
#4 in overall quality

LeTourneau University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. LETU is a small school located in Longview, Texas that handed out 12 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

LETU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $20,897 for southwest region associate degree elementary teaching students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend LETU.

Read more about Elementary Education at LeTourneau University

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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%.

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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