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2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 40,622 people earned their degree in elementary education, making the major the 19th most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 5,199 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 163 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,508 and $17,812 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in elementary education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality elementary education programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the elementary education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Elementary Education (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Sinclair Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Dayton, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 43 diplomas to qualified associates’s elementary teaching students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Sinclair Community College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Sinclair Community College is $5,495 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Elementary Teaching students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read full report on Elementary Education at Sinclair Community College

#2

Henry Ford College

Dearborn, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Henry Ford College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Henry Ford College is a fairly large public school situated in Dearborn, Michigan. It awarded 27 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region associate degree elementary teaching students whose families make $48-$75k list, Henry Ford College has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Henry Ford College is $5,633 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Elementary Teaching students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Elementary Education at Henry Ford College

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Clermont College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Batavia, Ohio, this medium-sized public school awarded 12 degrees to qualified associates’s elementary teaching students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Clermont College, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Cincinnati - Clermont College is $11,139 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Elementary Teaching students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read full report on Elementary Education at UC Clermont College

#4

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, Michigan
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Ferris State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Big Rapids, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified associates’s elementary teaching students in 2019-2020.

Ferris also made our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $14,101 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Elementary Teaching students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Ferris.

Read full report on Elementary Education at Ferris State University

#5

Vincennes University

Vincennes, Indiana
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Vincennes University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Vincennes, Indiana, this fairly large public school handed out 17 degrees to qualified associates’s elementary teaching students in 2019-2020.

Vincennes University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $12,910 for great lakes region associate degree elementary teaching students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Vincennes 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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