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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Education (Income Over $110k) in the New England Region

5 Ranked Colleges
113 Degrees Awarded
$15,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Education Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Vallue Education Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 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.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Education Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general education program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The 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 Vallue Education Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k”.

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Best Vallue Education Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region associate degree education students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Education (Income Over $110k) 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 Vallue Education Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Maine Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. South Portland, Maine is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s education degrees to 22 students in 2019-2020.

SMCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $10,647 for New England Region Associate Degree Education students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Southern Maine Community College.

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#2

Bunker Hill Community College

Boston, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Vallue Education Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Bunker Hill Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. BHCC 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at BHCC, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Bunker Hill Community College is $7,867 for new england region associate degree education students whose families make more than $110k.

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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Vallue Education Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Maine Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Auburn, Maine, this small public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified associates’s education students in 2019-2020.

Central Maine Technical College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Central Maine Technical College is $7,029 for New England Region Associate Degree Education students whose families make more than $110k.

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#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Vallue Education Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, York County Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. York County Community College is a public institution located in Wells, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

York County Community College also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for York County Community College is $8,359 for New England Region Associate Degree Education students whose families make more than $110k.

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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 Vallue Education Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Concord, New Hampshire, this small public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified associates’s education students 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 $19,717 for New England Region Associate Degree Education students whose families make more than $110k.

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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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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