2025 Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

2 Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

111 Associate Degrees

If you plan on getting your associate degree in kindergarten/preschool education & teaching, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #130 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 111 associate degrees in kindergarten/preschool education & teaching to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to kindergarten/preschool education & teaching students as compared to other majors.
Major Demand - The number of kindergarten/preschool education & teaching students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized kindergarten/preschool education & teaching related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for kindergarten/preschool education & teaching students working on their associate degree.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.