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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

6 Ranked Colleges
522 Degrees Awarded
$9,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

General Education is the 35th most popular major in the country with 29,936 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $47,138 and had an average of $29,674 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 3,978 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,880 and $28,188 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 522 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,733 and $16,201 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 6 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Middlesex County College

Edison, New Jersey
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Middlesex County College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Edison, New Jersey, this fairly large public school handed out 90 diplomas to qualified associates’s education students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Middlesex County College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $6,085 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Education students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Middlesex County College.

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#2

Lehigh Carbon Community College

Schnecksville, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lehigh Carbon Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized public school handed out 21 diplomas to qualified associates’s education students in 2019-2020.

LCCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend LCCC is $5,800 for middle atlantic region associate degree education students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Lehigh Carbon Community College General Education Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Community College of Baltimore County. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This fairly large school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 27 associates’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

CCBC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend CCBC is $7,539 for middle atlantic region associate degree education students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#4

Brookdale Community College

Lincroft, New Jersey

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brookdale Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Lincroft, New Jersey, this fairly large public school handed out 122 degrees to qualified associates’s education students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Brookdale Community College, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $7,560 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Education students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Brookdale Community College.

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#5

University of the District of Columbia

Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the District of Columbia. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of the District of Columbia is a small public school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 45 associates’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region associate degree education students whose families make $30-$48k list, University of the District of Columbia has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $16,429 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Education students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of the District of Columbia.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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#6

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, New York
#3 in overall quality

SUNY Empire State College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. SUNY Empire State College is located in Saratoga Springs, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 25 associates’s education degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region associate degree education students whose families make $30-$48k list, SUNY Empire has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SUNY Empire is $13,501 for middle atlantic region associate degree education students whose families make $30-$48k.

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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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