Undergraduate Liberal Arts General Studies at Northern Essex Community College

We’ve pulled together the essential facts you should know about the program at NECC. It is offered at the Associate’s level. It ranks as high as #8 out of 18 schools (Associate’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

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Available Degrees
Associate’s Degrees

NECC Undergraduate Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

#633 in the U.S.

#16 in Massachusetts

#38 in the New England Region

College Factual ranks NECC among the top schools in the country for liberal arts general studies, placing at #633 out of 1,506 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	633 of 1,506
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Massachusetts	16 of 29
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the New England Region	38 of 69

Undergraduate Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees at NECC

The table below lists every degree level granted in liberal arts general studies at NECC, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Associate’s	105

NECC Liberal Arts General Studies Associate’s Degrees

In the most recent year for which we have data, Northern Essex Community College handed out 105 associate’s degrees in liberal arts general studies.

Associate’s Rankings

NECC ranks competitively among schools offering liberal arts general studies at the associate’s level. Specifically, it ranked #8 out of 18 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts	8
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region	15
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools	377

NECC Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

$6,732 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

$9,969 Average Student Debt

Average full-time tuition and fees are listed in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$600	$6,384
Fees	$6,132	$6,132

Associate’s Student Diversity

For the most recent academic year available, 37% of liberal arts general studies associate’s degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

The largest share of liberal arts general studies associate’s degree graduates at NECC were White. Approximately 59% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Northern Essex Community College with a associate’s in liberal arts general studies.

Ethnic diversity of Liberal Arts General Studies majors at Northern Essex Community College

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	39
White	62
Non-Resident Aliens	0
Other Races	0

Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies (Associate’s)

NECC awarded 79 associate’s degrees in liberal arts and sciences/liberal studies in the latest year of data — 62% to women and 38% to men. The largest share of these graduates were White (57%).

Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts — #8
Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region — #11
Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools — #304

General Studies (Associate’s)

NECC granted 26 associate’s degrees in general studies recently — 65% to women and 35% to men. Most of these graduates identified as White (65%).

Best General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts — #4
Best General Studies Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region — #9
Best General Studies Associate Degree Schools — #128

References

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