2025 Best Secondary Education Associate Degree Schools
25
Colleges in the United States
647
Associate Degrees
an associate degree in
secondary education is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #166 out of 1020 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 25 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Secondary Education Associate Degree Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 647 associate degrees in secondary education to qualified students.
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Choosing a Great Secondary Education School for Your Associate Degree
The secondary teaching associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:
Quality Overall Is Important
The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
- Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to secondary education students as compared to other majors.
- Major Demand - The number of secondary education students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
- Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
- Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized secondary education related body.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for secondary education students working on their associate degree.
One Size Does Not Fit All
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Secondary Education Associate Degree Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you.