2025 Best Secondary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

If you plan on getting your associate degree in secondary education, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #166 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.

College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Secondary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 43 associate degrees in secondary education to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Secondary Education School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of secondary education for getting your associate degree school matters. Important measures of a quality secondary teaching program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we consider a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on secondary education students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other secondary education students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• 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 secondary education related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for secondary education students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Secondary Education Schools

The secondary teaching 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 the Best Secondary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Secondary Education in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for secondary education students seeking a an associate degree.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for an Associate in Secondary Teaching

1

Community College of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

5 Annual Graduates

Community College of Philadelphia is a great choice for students pursuing an associate degree in secondary education. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Community College of Philadelphia is a public college with a large student population.More information about a associate in secondary education from Community College of Philadelphia

2

Harrisburg Area Community College
Harrisburg, PA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

2 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in secondary education has to look into Harrisburg Area Community College. Located in the small city of Harrisburg, HACC is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in secondary education from Harrisburg Area Community College

3

Northampton County Area Community College
Bethlehem, PA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

14 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in secondary education has to look into Northampton County Area Community College. Northampton Community College is a moderately-sized public college located in the suburb of Bethlehem.More information about a associate in secondary education from Northampton County Area Community College

4

Montgomery County Community College
Blue Bell, PA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in secondary education has to check out Montgomery County Community College. Montco is a medium-sized public college located in the large suburb of Blue Bell.More information about a associate in secondary education from Montgomery County Community College

Best Secondary Education Colleges by State

Explore the best secondary education schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	429	0
Pennsylvania	379	49
Maryland	221	5

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Secondary Education Related Rankings by Major

Secondary Education is one of 13 different types of Teacher Education Grade Specific programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Secondary Teaching

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Early Childhood Education	644
Elementary Education	370
Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching	111
Teacher Education	105
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching	22
Teacher Development & Methodology	1

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Vgrigas. More about our data sources and methodologies.