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

5 Ranked Colleges
113 Degrees Awarded
$10,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 29,936 people earned their degree in general education, making the major the 35th most popular in the United States. 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 New England region, there were 2,638 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,821 and $27,222 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 Education Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general education programs and cost less that 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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

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

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region

#1

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, Maine
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Maine Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. SMCC is a medium-sized school located in South Portland, Maine that handed out 22 associates’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SMCC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SMCC is $9,024 for new england region associate degree education students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend York County Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Wells, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s education degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

York County Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $6,809 for new england region associate degree education students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend York County Community College.

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#3

Bunker Hill Community College

Boston, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bunker Hill Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Bunker Hill Community College is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 associates’s education degrees to qualified students.

BHCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Bunker Hill Community College is $8,116 for New England Region Associate Degree Education students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#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 Education Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Auburn, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s education degrees to 10 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 estimated yearly cost for Central Maine Community College is $5,679 for new england region associate degree education students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#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 Education Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. NHTI-Concord’s Community College is a small school located in Concord, New Hampshire that handed out 10 associates’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

NHTI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for NHTI-Concord’s Community College is $22,142 for New England Region Associate Degree Education students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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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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