2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Teacher Assistant/Aide (Income $30-$48k) in Iowa

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Teacher Assistant/Aide Schools for an Associate in Iowa For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Teacher Assistant/Aide is the 461st most popular major in the country with 1,785 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Iowa, there were 3 teacher assistant/aide graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1 teacher assistant/aide graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,684 and $18,179 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great teacher assistant/aide programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the teacher assistant/aide program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The teacher assistant/aide 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 Teacher Assistant/Aide Schools for an Associate in Iowa For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Teacher Assistant/Aide Schools for an Associate in Iowa For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for iowa associate degree teacher assistant/aide students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Teacher Assistant/Aide (Income $30-$48k) in Iowa

#1

Dordt University

Sioux Center, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$22,177 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dordt University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Teacher Assistant/Aide Schools for an Associate in Iowa For Those Making $30-$48k list. This small school is located in Sioux Center, Iowa, and it awarded 1 associates’s teacher assistant/aide degrees in 2019-2020.

Dordt also made our “Best Teacher Assistant/Aide Associate Degree Schools in Iowa” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Dordt is $22,177 for Iowa Associate Degree Teacher Assistant/Aide students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Teacher Assistant/Aide (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region
• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Teacher Assistant/Aide (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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