2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Education
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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.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 2,147 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Education Schools for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 46 colleges that offer a degree 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Education Schools for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree education students.
Top 25 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Education
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. Middlesex County College is a public institution located in Edison, New Jersey. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 90 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Middlesex County College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Middlesex County College is $6,649 for associate degree education students.
Out of the 46 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Highland Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Highland Community College is a small school located in Highland, Kansas that handed out 48 associates’s education degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree education students list, Highland Community College has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Highland Community College is $7,349 for Associate Degree Education students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Connors State College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Education Schools for an Associate. Warner, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s education degrees to 144 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree education students list, CSC has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Connors State College is $10,571 for associate degree education students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Juan College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Education Schools for an Associate. SJC is a medium-sized school located in Farmington, New Mexico that handed out 14 associates’s education degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree education students list, SJC has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $6,115 for associate degree education students per year to attend San Juan College.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Century College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for an Associate list. Century College is located in White Bear Lake, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 associates’s education degrees to qualified students.
Century College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $10,808 for Associate Degree Education students per year to attend Century College.
With a ranking of #6, Butler Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for an Associate list. El Dorado, Kansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s education degrees to 42 students in 2019-2020.
Butler CC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Butler Community College is $13,895 for associate degree education students.
With a ranking of #7, Santa Fe Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for an Associate list. SFCC is a small school located in Santa Fe, New Mexico that handed out 14 associates’s education degrees in 2019-2020.
SFCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $7,020 for Associate Degree Education students per year to attend SFCC.
Southern Maine Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Schools for an Associate ranking. 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 also took the #9 spot in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $10,647 for associate degree education students per year to attend Southern Maine Community College.
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With a ranking of #9, University of the District of Columbia did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for an Associate list. University of the District of Columbia is a public institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 45 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
University of the District of Columbia also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of the District of Columbia is $15,894 for Associate Degree Education students.
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Ivy Tech Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Education Schools for an Associate list. Indianapolis, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s education degrees to 204 students in 2019-2020.
Ivy Tech Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #19 on our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Ivy Tech Community College is $6,919 for Associate Degree Education students.
Central Maine Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Education Schools for an Associate list. Central Maine Technical College is a small public school situated in Auburn, Maine. It awarded 10 associates’s education degrees in 2019-2020.
Central Maine Technical College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #18 on our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Central Maine Community College is $7,029 for associate degree education students.
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With a ranking of #12, York County Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for an Associate 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 education degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $8,359 for associate degree education students per year to attend York County Community College.
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Lehigh Carbon Community College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Schools for an Associate ranking. LCCC is a medium-sized public school situated in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania. It awarded 21 associates’s education degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for LCCC is $7,117 for associate degree education students.
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Brookdale Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #14. Lincroft, New Jersey is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s education degrees to 122 students in 2019-2020.
Brookdale Community College also made our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #14. It costs about $9,156 for Associate Degree Education students per year to attend Brookdale Community College.
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Community College of Baltimore County landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for an Associate ranking. Community College of Baltimore County is a public institution located in Baltimore, Maryland. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 27 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
CCBC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Community College of Baltimore County is $8,242 for associate degree education students.
The University of Montana - Western landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for an Associate ranking. Located in Dillon, Montana, this small public school awarded 26 diplomas to qualified associates’s education students in 2019-2020.
Montana Western also made our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #8. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Montana - Western is $13,929 for associate degree education students.
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With a ranking of #17, Pima Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for an Associate list. Pima Community College is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 associates’s education degrees to qualified students.
Pima County Community College District also made our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #25. It costs about $3,583 for associate degree education students per year to attend Pima County Community College District.
El Paso Community College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Schools for an Associate ranking. El Paso Community College is a large school located in El Paso, Texas that handed out 35 associates’s education degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for El Paso Community College is $4,594 for Associate Degree Education students.
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Bunker Hill Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #19. Bunker Hill Community College is a public institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Bunker Hill Community College is $7,867 for associate degree education students.
New Mexico State University - Grants came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Schools for an Associate ranking. New Mexico State University - Grants is a small school located in Grants, New Mexico that handed out 3 associates’s education degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $5,388 for Associate Degree Education students per year to attend NMSU Grants.
Northeast Community College landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for an Associate ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Norfolk, Nebraska, and it awarded 4 associates’s education degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Northeast is $8,749 for associate degree education students.
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Education Schools for an Associate list. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a medium-sized school located in Perkinston, Mississippi that handed out 27 associates’s education degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is $8,503 for Associate Degree Education students.
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New Mexico State University - Dona Ana came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Schools for an Associate ranking. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, this medium-sized public school handed out 13 degrees to qualified associates’s education students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for New Mexico State University - Dona Ana is $5,539 for Associate Degree Education students.
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With a ranking of #24, Tulsa Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for an Associate list. Tulsa Community College is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 31 associates’s education degrees to qualified students.
Tulsa Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #23 on our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Tulsa Community College is $6,078 for associate degree education students.
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Weber State University landed the #25 spot on the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for an Associate ranking. Located in Ogden, Utah, this large public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified associates’s education students in 2019-2020.
WSU also took the #12 spot in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for WSU is $11,968 for associate degree education students.
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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%.
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