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

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

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 6 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree elementary teaching students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Elementary Education (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Glendale Community College

Glendale, Arizona
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Glendale Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Glendale, Arizona, this fairly large public school handed out 29 diplomas to qualified associates’s elementary teaching students in 2019-2020.

Glendale Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $10,233 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Elementary Teaching students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Glendale Community College.

Full Glendale Community College Elementary Education Report

#2

San Juan College

Farmington, New Mexico
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, San Juan College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Farmington, New Mexico, this medium-sized public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified associates’s elementary teaching students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree elementary teaching students whose families make $48-$75k list, SJC has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for San Juan College is $7,996 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Elementary Teaching students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read full report on Elementary Education at San Juan College

#3

Northern Oklahoma College

Tonkawa, Oklahoma
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Oklahoma College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $8,969 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Elementary Teaching students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Northern Oklahoma College.

Full Northern Oklahoma College Elementary Education Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cochise County Community College District. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Cochise College is a small public school situated in Sierra Vista, Arizona. It awarded 26 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cochise College, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $8,444 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Elementary Teaching students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Cochise College.

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

#5

Arizona Western College

Yuma, Arizona
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona Western College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This medium-sized school is located in Yuma, Arizona, and it awarded 10 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

AWC also made our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend Arizona Western College is $11,831 for southwest region associate degree elementary teaching students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read full report on Elementary Education at Arizona Western College

#6

LeTourneau University

Longview, Texas
#4 in overall quality

LeTourneau University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. LeTourneau University is a small school located in Longview, Texas that handed out 12 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

LETU also made our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend LeTourneau University is $22,358 for southwest region associate degree elementary teaching students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full LeTourneau University Elementary Education Report

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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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