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2025 Best Teaching Assistants Schools

12 Colleges in the United States
2,720 Teaching Assistants Degrees Awarded
$20,490 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you're seeking a degree in teaching assistants, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #244 one in the country in terms of popularity.This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 12 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Teaching Assistants Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 2,720 degrees in teaching assistants to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Teaching Assistants School

Best Teaching Assistants Schools Your choice of teaching assistants school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for teaching assistants schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Teaching Assistants Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Teaching Assistants
Bachelor's Degrees in Teaching Assistants
Master's Degrees in Teaching Assistants

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Teaching Assistants Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Teaching Assistants in the United States

The schools below may not offer all types of teaching assistants degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top Schools in Teaching Assistants

1
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In WI
67 Teaching Assistants Degrees Awarded

Gateway Technical College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in teaching assistants. Gateway Technical College is a large public college located in the city of Kenosha. A Best Colleges rank of #160 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Gateway Technical College is a great college overall.

There were roughly 67 teaching assistants students who graduated with this degree at Gateway Technical College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WI
42 Teaching Assistants Degrees Awarded

It's hard to beat Northeast Wisconsin Technical College if you wish to pursue a degree in teaching assistants. Located in the city of Green Bay, NWTC is a public college with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #430 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means NWTC is a great college overall.

There were approximately 42 teaching assistants students who graduated with this degree at NWTC in the most recent data year.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WI
35.7% Growth in Graduates

Western Technical College is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in teaching assistants. Western Technical College is a small public college located in the city of La Crosse. A Best Colleges rank of #292 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Western Technical College is a great college overall.

There were approximately 28 teaching assistants students who graduated with this degree at Western Technical College in the most recent data year.

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Every student who is interested in teaching assistants has to take a look at Bronx Community College. BCC is a medium-sized public college located in the large city of Bronx. This college ranks 128th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were about 17 teaching assistants students who graduated with this degree at BCC in the most recent year we have data available. Teaching Assistants degree recipients from Bronx Community College earn a boost of around $10,874 over the average income of teaching assistants majors.

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Medgar Evers College
Brooklyn, NY
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In NY
10.7% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Brooklyn, Medgar is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 134th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were about 28 teaching assistants students who graduated with this degree at Medgar in the most recent data year.

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6
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In WI
30.8% Growth in Graduates

CVTC is a moderately-sized public college located in the small city of Eau Claire. A Best Colleges rank of #338 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means CVTC is a great college overall.

There were approximately 13 teaching assistants students who graduated with this degree at CVTC in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in teaching assistants from Chippewa Valley Technical College

7
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
143 Teaching Assistants Degrees Awarded
$23,672 Median Starting Salary

Located in the large city of New York, BMCC is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 83rd out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were approximately 143 teaching assistants students who graduated with this degree at BMCC in the most recent year we have data available. Those teaching assistants students who get their degree from Borough of Manhattan Community College earn $3,182 more than the standard teaching assistants student.

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8
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In HI
56 Teaching Assistants Degrees Awarded

Leeward CC is a medium-sized public college located in the large suburb of Pearl City. This college ranks 6th out of 10 schools for overall quality in the state of Hawaii.

There were about 56 teaching assistants students who graduated with this degree at Leeward CC in the most recent year we have data available.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WI

Located in the large suburb of Pewaukee, WCTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #765 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means WCTC is a great college overall.

There were approximately 7 teaching assistants students who graduated with this degree at WCTC in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in teaching assistants from Waukesha County Technical College

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
44 Teaching Assistants Degrees Awarded
$35,369 Median Starting Salary

TSTC is a large public college located in the medium-sized city of Waco. A Best Colleges rank of #156 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means TSTC is a great college overall.

There were roughly 44 teaching assistants students who graduated with this degree at TSTC in the most recent data year. Those teaching assistants students who get their degree from Texas State Technical College make $14,879 more than the standard teaching assistants graduate.

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Teaching Assistants by Region

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Rocky Mountains
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Middle Atlantic
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Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
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Teaching Assistants is one of 14 different types of Education programs to choose from.

Teaching Assistants Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Assistant/Aide 1,945
Other Teaching Assistants/Aides 751
Adult Literacy Tutor/Instructor 24

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,770
Educational Administration 46,975
Teacher Education Subject Specific 42,343
Special Education 35,973
General Education 29,389
Curriculum & Instruction 19,217
Student Counseling 14,506
Instructional Media Design 9,224
Teaching English or French 5,525
Other Education 4,887

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