Teaching Assistants/Aides Degrees (2026 stats)
TL;DR
Teaching Assistants/Aides — headline outcomes are in the stats below. About 1,050 bachelor's completions in IPEDS 2023; median program completion runs near 61%.
Key Statistics
Teaching Assistants/Aides: what the data shows
Common questions about teaching assistants/aides degrees, answered from IPEDS, College Scorecard, BLS OEWS, and O*NET in this repository—not program marketing copy.
What is a teaching assistants/aides degree?
A Teaching Assistants/Aides program is classified under NCES CIP 00.1315 in the 00.0013 field family (00.13).
IPEDS counted 3,304 completions for this CIP in the survey year in our extract.
Types of teaching assistants/aides degrees and related programs
Other NCES program codes in the 00.13 family with pages on EDsmart Data:
- Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education (CIP 00.1302)
- Educational Administration and Supervision (CIP 00.1304)
- Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research (CIP 00.1306)
- Educational/Instructional Media Design (CIP 00.1305)
- International and Comparative Education (CIP 00.1307)
- Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education (CIP 00.1309)
- Special Education (CIP 00.1310)
- Student Counseling and Personnel Services (CIP 00.1311)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (CIP 00.1312)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (CIP 00.1313)
- Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language (CIP 00.1314)
How long does it take to get a teaching assistants/aides degree?
Award levels reported to IPEDS for CIP 00.1315 in our file:
- 1,050 Bachelor's (58.1% of IPEDS total)—typically four years
- 756 Master's (41.9% of IPEDS total)—one to two years beyond a bachelor's
Time to completion depends on enrollment intensity and transfer credits; figures above describe credential type, not calendar time for every student.
What degree do you need?
For Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education (top mapped occupation), O*NET incumbent surveys in our career profile report these education credentials most often: Some college (29%), High School or Equivalent (27%), Bachelors Degree (22%). Bachelor's awards account for a majority of IPEDS completions for CIP 00.1315, but occupation data show multiple pathways.
O*NET education distributions describe incumbent workers, not minimum legal or employer requirements.
What jobs can you get with a teaching assistants/aides degree?
Our degree→occupation mapping links Teaching Assistants/Aides to the BLS roles below. Employment is U.S. OEWS; median wage is national May 2024 where published in our extract.
| Occupation | U.S. employment | Median annual wage |
|---|---|---|
| Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education | — | — |
| Teaching Assistants, Special Education | — | — |
See Careers & Jobs for mean wages and industry context.
Is a teaching assistants/aides degree worth it?
Among schools reporting in our Scorecard extract, median published in-state tuition is $13,747 and median net price is $14,013.
We do not score "worth" on opinion—compare debt, earnings, wages for mapped occupations, and completion data above against your cost and career target.
Institutions
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Teaching Assistants/Aides and the types of students that study this field.
Tuition Costs for Common Institutions
$13,747 Median In-State Public
$17,935 Median Out of State Private
Tuition costs for Teaching Assistants/Aides majors are, on average, $13,747 for in-state public colleges, and $17,935 for out of state private colleges.
Tuition costs comparison for Teaching Assistants/Aides programs.
Degrees Awarded Over Time
3,304 Total Degrees Awarded in 2023
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Teaching Assistants/Aides from 2015 to 2023.
Historical trend of degrees awarded in Teaching Assistants/Aides.
Top 5 Schools by Enrollment
| # | School | State | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Phoenix-Arizona | AZ | 76,996 |
| 2 | Ivy Tech Community College | IN | 54,926 |
| 3 | Dallas College | TX | 41,815 |
| 4 | Texas Tech University | TX | 32,446 |
| 5 | Northern Virginia Community College | VA | 31,737 |
Schools with the largest enrollment offering Teaching Assistants/Aides programs.
Top 5 Most Affordable Tuition
| # | School | State | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antelope Valley Community College District | CA | $1,124 |
| 2 | Berkeley City College | CA | $1,148 |
| 3 | Allan Hancock College | CA | $1,156 |
| 4 | Napa Valley College | CA | $1,156 |
| 5 | Santiago Canyon College | CA | $1,164 |
Schools with the lowest tuition costs for Teaching Assistants/Aides programs.
Top 5 Lowest Net Price
| # | School | State | Net Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oconee Fall Line Technical College | GA | $294 |
| 2 | Cleveland Community College | NC | $414 |
| 3 | Henry Ford College | MI | $576 |
| 4 | Fort Scott Community College | KS | $665 |
| 5 | Carl Sandburg College | IL | $1,036 |
Schools with the lowest average net price for Teaching Assistants/Aides programs.
Graduation Rates
61.16% Median Graduation Rate (150% of normal time)
60.42% Average Graduation Rate
132 Institutions Reporting
47.09% - 77.14% Interquartile Range
Graduation/completion rates for Teaching Assistants/Aides programs across institutions.
Related specializations
Other NCES program codes in the 00.13 CIP family with dedicated pages on EDsmart Data.
- Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education CIP 00.1302
- Educational Administration and Supervision CIP 00.1304
- Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research CIP 00.1306
- Educational/Instructional Media Design CIP 00.1305
- International and Comparative Education CIP 00.1307
- Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education CIP 00.1309
- Special Education CIP 00.1310
- Student Counseling and Personnel Services CIP 00.1311
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods CIP 00.1312
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas CIP 00.1313
- Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language CIP 00.1314
Degree Levels (IPEDS)
Completions reported to IPEDS for CIP 00.1315 in the survey year used in our extract (1,806 total across levels below).
- 1,050 Bachelor's (58.1% of IPEDS total)
- 756 Master's (41.9% of IPEDS total)
Source: IPEDS Completions (c2024_a), summed by award level for this CIP.
Careers & Jobs
Occupations linked to this major in our degree→career mapping, with wages and employment from processed BLS career profiles in this repo.
Related occupations (BLS OEWS)
| Occupation | Mean annual wage | U.S. employment |
|---|---|---|
| Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education | — | — |
| Teaching Assistants, Special Education | — | — |
Open each occupation for full career profile charts and industry breakdowns on EDsmart Data.
Employment
Wages and industry mix below use BLS OEWS data for occupations linked to this major in our mapping—not a graduate earnings survey.
Yearly Income for Common Jobs
$82,511 Average Wage in Workforce
The average salary for Teaching Assistants/Aides majors is $82,511.
Average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Teaching Assistants/Aides majors.
Occupations by Share
N/A 2023 Workforce
The number of Teaching Assistants/Aides graduates in the workforce has been growing.
Various jobs filled by those with a major in Teaching Assistants/Aides by share of the total number of graduates.
Return on Investment & Value
Debt and earnings fields below come from College Scorecard where present in our degree extract.
Financial value (extract)
$14,000 Median Student Debt
$82,511 Median Annual Earnings (10 years after enrollment)
16.97% Debt-to-Earnings Ratio
Debt is less than 30% of reported ten-year earnings in this extract.
1.7 years Estimated Payback Period (assuming 10% of income)
1372.04% Return on Investment (10-year earnings vs 4-year cost)
Ten-year earnings in this extract exceed four years of median net price.
$56,052 Estimated Total Cost (4 years at median net price)
Financial value comparison for Teaching Assistants/Aides degree.
Diversity
Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Teaching Assistants/Aides in the United States.
Workforce Age
N/A Average Age in 2023
This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Teaching Assistants/Aides.
Age distribution for Teaching Assistants/Aides degree holders in the workforce.
Gender Distribution
Gender distribution data is not available for this degree program.
Gender distribution of Teaching Assistants/Aides degree recipients.
Race and Ethnicity Distribution
Race and ethnicity distribution data is not available for this degree program.
Racial and ethnic distribution of Teaching Assistants/Aides degree recipients.
Degrees Awarded
The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Teaching Assistants/Aides are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Associates Degree.
Distribution of degree types awarded in Teaching Assistants/Aides.
Skills
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Teaching Assistants/Aides field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Required Skills
Teaching Assistants/Aides majors need many skills, but most especially Critical Thinking, Active Listening, and Reading Comprehension.
Rating of how necessary various skills are for Teaching Assistants/Aides majors.
Skills Bar Chart
This bar chart shows the same information as the radar chart, displaying the importance of each skill.
Skill importance ratings for Teaching Assistants/Aides majors.
About
Teaching Assistants/Aides
In 2023, 3,304 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs in Teaching Assistants/Aides.
CIP Code
00.1315 - Teaching Assistants/Aides
What the data shows
Published tuition medians in College Scorecard land at $13,747 in-state at public colleges and $17,935 at private institutions for programs in this field.
Data Sources
This page uses data from the following sources:
- College Scorecard - U.S. Department of Education
- Institutional characteristics, costs, completion rates, and earnings data
- Data years: 2015-2024
- Source: collegescorecard.ed.gov
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)
- Employment and wage data by occupation
- Latest data: May 2024
- Source: bls.gov/oes
- O*NET Online - U.S. Department of Labor
- Occupational skills, knowledge, abilities, and work activities
- Database version: 28.0 (August 2023)
- Source: onetcenter.org
- IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) - National Center for Education Statistics
- Institutional data, completions, enrollment, and financial aid
- Data years: 2015-2024
- Source: nces.ed.gov/ipeds
- Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS)
- Demographic and workforce data
- Latest data: 2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates
- Source: census.gov/acs
Data Processing: All data has been processed, cleaned, and aggregated for presentation. Where specific data points are unavailable, estimates are based on available data and clearly marked.
Last Updated: Data reflects the most recent available information as of January 2025.
Methodology
Data for this profile is sourced from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard dataset, IPEDS completion data, and Bureau of Labor Statistics employment data.
All financial figures are adjusted for inflation and represent the most recent available data. Employment and wage data are from the most recent Census Bureau ACS PUMS estimates.