by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 18,997 people earned their degree in general social sciences, making the major the 54th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, general social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $32,991 and had an average of $24,438 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 2,694 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,484 and $25,412 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 813 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,164 and $17,633 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 19 colleges that offered a degree in general social sciences. That schools that top this list have a program in general social sciences in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brookdale Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Lincroft, New Jersey, and it awarded 357 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Brookdale Community College General Social Sciences Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Frederick Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Frederick Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Frederick, Maryland. It awarded 116 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Essex County College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Essex is located in Newark, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 87 associates’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Erie Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Erie Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Buffalo, New York. It awarded 116 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marymount Manhattan College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. MMC is located in New York, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 associates’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Harrisburg Area Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 59 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Reading Area Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This small school is located in Reading, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 8 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Salem Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Carneys Point, New Jersey is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s social sciences degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Social Sciences at Salem County College
With a ranking of #9, Saint Peter’s University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Jersey City, New Jersey, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 12 degrees to qualified associates’s social sciences students in 2020-2021.
Bucks County Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Newtown, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s social sciences degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
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Montgomery County Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Montco is a medium-sized public school situated in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania. It awarded 8 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #12, Community College of Allegheny County did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This fairly large school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 13 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Luzerne County Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #13. Luzerne County Community College is located in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
Full Luzerne County Community College General Social Sciences Report
With a ranking of #14, SUNY Empire State College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SUNY Empire State College is a medium-sized public school situated in Saratoga Springs, New York. It awarded 4 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Borough of Manhattan Community College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Borough of Manhattan Community College is located in New York, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associates’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
Cecil College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #16. Cecil College is a public institution located in North East, Maryland. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Canisius College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Canisius is located in Buffalo, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
College of Mount Saint Vincent ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Mount Saint Vincent is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bronx, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full College of Mount Saint Vincent General Social Sciences Report
LIU Post landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Brookville, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s social sciences degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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