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2022 Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k

5 Ranked Colleges
113 Degrees Awarded
Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 29,936 people earned their degree in general education, making the major the 28th most popular in the United States.

Across the New England region, there were 2,638 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 113 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,753 and $14,559 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in general education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general education programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The general education 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 “Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k”.

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Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $48-$75k) in the New England Region

#1

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, Maine
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Maine Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k. SMCC is located in South Portland, Maine and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 22 associates’s general education degrees to qualified students.

SMCC also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Southern Maine Community College is $12,123 for New England Region Associate Degree General Education students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about General Education at SMCC

#2

Bunker Hill Community College

Boston, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bunker Hill Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. BHCC is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 associates’s general education degrees to qualified students.

BHCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $9,283 for new england region associate degree general education students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend BHCC.

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#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, York County Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. York County Community College is located in Wells, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 associates’s general education degrees to qualified students.

York County Community College also made our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for York County Community College is $9,907 for New England Region Associate Degree General Education students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about General Education at York County Community College

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Maine Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Auburn, Maine, this small public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified associates’s general education students in 2019-2020.

Central Maine Technical College also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Central Maine Technical College is $8,745 for New England Region Associate Degree General Education students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read full report on General Education at Central Maine Technical College

#5

NHTI-Concord's Community College

Concord, New Hampshire
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend NHTI-Concord’s Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This small school is located in Concord, New Hampshire, and it awarded 10 associates’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.

NHTI also made our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for NHTI-Concord’s Community College is $22,225 for New England Region Associate Degree General Education students whose families make $48-$75k.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on General Education at NHTI

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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