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2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

6 Ranked Colleges
1,609 Degrees Awarded
$15,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

General Social Sciences is the 51st most popular major in the country with 19,742 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $31,665 and had an average of $22,423 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 3,079 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,895 and $24,124 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,609 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general social sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general social sciences 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 social sciences program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree social sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Thomas Nelson Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. TNCC is a public institution located in Hampton, Virginia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 269 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

TNCC also made our “Best General Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $10,310 for southeast region associate degree social sciences students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Thomas Nelson Community College.

Full Thomas Nelson Community College General Social Sciences Report

#2

Reynolds Community College

Richmond, Virginia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Reynolds Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Reynolds Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Richmond, Virginia. It awarded 303 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Reynolds Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $10,005 for southeast region associate degree social sciences students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Reynolds Community College.

Full Reynolds Community College General Social Sciences Report

#3

Tidewater Community College

Norfolk, Virginia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tidewater Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This fairly large school is located in Norfolk, Virginia, and it awarded 427 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Tidewater Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Tidewater Community College is $12,288 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Social Sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Tidewater Community College General Social Sciences Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Virginia Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Northern Virginia Community College is a large public school situated in Annandale, Virginia. It awarded 512 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Northern Virginia Community College also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $13,488 for southeast region associate degree social sciences students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Northern Virginia Community College.

Full Northern Virginia Community College General Social Sciences Report

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Western Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Roanoke, Virginia, this medium-sized public school handed out 69 diplomas to qualified associates’s social sciences students in 2019-2020.

Virginia Western Community College also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Virginia Western Community College is $9,781 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Social Sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on General Social Sciences at Virginia Western Community College

#6

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Tulane University of Louisiana did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Tulane is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 2 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Tulane also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Tulane is $34,240 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Social Sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Tulane General Social Sciences Report

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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%.

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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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