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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Humanities in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

7 Ranked Colleges
451 Degrees Awarded
$7,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Humanities Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Humanities Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Humanities is the 31st most popular major in the country with 23,605 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 810 humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 451 humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Humanities Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in humanities. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality humanities 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 humanities 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 Humanities Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree humanities students with aid.

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Humanities in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Virginia Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Humanities Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Northern Virginia Community College is a large public school situated in Annandale, Virginia. It awarded 238 associates’s humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

Northern Virginia Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Humanities Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $10,005 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Humanities students with aid per year to attend Northern Virginia Community College.

Read more about Humanities at Northern Virginia Community College

#2

John Tyler Community College

Chester, Virginia
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Humanities Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, John Tyler Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Chester, Virginia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s humanities degrees to 28 students in 2019-2020.

John Tyler Community College also made our “Best Humanities Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for John Tyler Community College is $6,810 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Humanities students with aid.

Read more about Humanities at John Tyler Community College

#3

Blue Ridge Community and Technical College

Martinsburg, West Virginia
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Humanities Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Blue Ridge Community and Technical College landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Martinsburg, West Virginia, and it awarded 23 associates’s humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Blue Ridge Community and Technical College, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Humanities Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $6,293 for southeast region associate degree humanities students with aid per year to attend Blue Ridge Community and Technical College.

Full Blue Ridge Community and Technical College Humanities Report

#4

Tidewater Community College

Norfolk, Virginia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tidewater Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Humanities Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Tidewater Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Norfolk, Virginia. It awarded 31 associates’s humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

Tidewater Community College also took the #2 spot in our “Best Humanities Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $8,408 for southeast region associate degree humanities students with aid per year to attend Tidewater Community College.

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#5

Piedmont Virginia Community College

Charlottesville, Virginia
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Piedmont Virginia Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Humanities Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. This small school is located in Charlottesville, Virginia, and it awarded 52 associates’s humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

PVCC also made our “Best Humanities Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for Piedmont Virginia Community College is $7,318 for southeast region associate degree humanities students with aid.

Read full report on Humanities at Piedmont Virginia Community College

#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Virginia Western Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Humanities Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Virginia Western Community College is a medium-sized school located in Roanoke, Virginia that handed out 10 associates’s humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

Virginia Western Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Humanities Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Virginia Western Community College is $6,830 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Humanities students with aid.

Full Virginia Western Community College Humanities Report

#7

Reynolds Community College

Richmond, Virginia
#7 in overall quality

Reynolds Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Humanities Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Richmond, Virginia, this medium-sized public school awarded 25 degrees to qualified associates’s humanities students in 2019-2020.

Reynolds Community College also made our “Best Humanities Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $5,961 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Humanities students with aid per year to attend Reynolds Community College.

Read more about Humanities at Reynolds Community College

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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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