by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Teacher Education is the 97th most popular major in the country with 9,653 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Southeast region, there were 2,033 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 89 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,020 and $16,931 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 15 colleges that offered a degree in teacher education. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in teacher education.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Arkansas College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region. This small school is located in Harrison, Arkansas, and it awarded 10 associates’s teacher education degrees in 2021-2022.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, East Arkansas Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. East Arkansas Community College is a small public school situated in Forrest City, Arkansas. It awarded 10 associates’s teacher education degrees in 2021-2022.
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Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Welch College landed the #3 spot on the list. Welch is a private not-for-profit institution located in Gallatin, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas Community College - Batesville landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Arkansas Community College - Batesville is a public institution located in Batesville, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Teacher Education at University of Arkansas Community College - Batesville
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National Park College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region list. National Park College is a public institution located in Hot Springs, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Teacher Education at National Park College
University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in North Little Rock, Arkansas, and it awarded 19 associates’s teacher education degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College Teacher Education Report
South Arkansas Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in El Dorado, Arkansas, and it awarded 8 associates’s teacher education degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Southern Arkansas University Tech did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Camden, Arkansas, this small public school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified associates’s teacher education students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
With a ranking of #9, Salem University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region list. Salem is a small school located in Salem, West Virginia that handed out 2 associates’s teacher education degrees in 2021-2022.
Arkansas State University - Newport came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Arkansas State University - Newport is a small school located in Newport, Arkansas that handed out 30 associates’s teacher education degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #10, Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region list. UA Cossatot is a small public school situated in De Queen, Arkansas. It awarded 12 associates’s teacher education degrees in 2021-2022.
University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. UA Hope-Texarkana is a public institution located in Hope, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Full University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana Teacher Education Report
Holmes Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Goodman, Mississippi, this small public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified associates’s teacher education students in 2021-2022.
Black River Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Black River Technical College is a small public school situated in Pocahontas, Arkansas. It awarded 1 associates’s teacher education degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Mayland Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Southeast Region list. Mayland Community College is a small public school situated in Spruce Pine, North Carolina. It awarded 0 associates’s teacher education degrees in 2021-2022.
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