2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

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 Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 3,484 people earned their degree in junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching, making the major the 200th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 1,563 junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 150 junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching 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 Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Georgia Military College

Milledgeville, Georgia

#1 in overall quality

$10,194 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Military College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Georgia Military College is located in Milledgeville, Georgia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 29 associates’s junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Georgia Military College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $10,194 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Georgia Military College.

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#2

Arkansas State University - Beebe

Beebe, Arkansas

#2 in overall quality

$8,129 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arkansas State University - Beebe. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Beebe, Arkansas, this small public school awarded 57 degrees to qualified associates’s junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU-Beebe, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Arkansas State University - Beebe is $8,129 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching students whose families make $30-$48k.

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• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching (Income $30-$48k)

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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