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2022 Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

6 Ranked Colleges
1,609 Degrees Awarded
$9,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 General Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Social Sciences is the 39th most popular major in the country with 19,542 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 3,063 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 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 General Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in general social sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general social sciences programs and cost less that 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 General Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree general social sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#3 in overall quality

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 General Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Hampton, Virginia, this medium-sized public school awarded 269 diplomas to qualified associates’s general social sciences students in 2019-2020.

TNCC also made our “Best General Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for Thomas Nelson Community College is $6,211 for southeast region associate degree general social sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about General Social Sciences at TNCC

#2

Reynolds Community College

Richmond, Virginia
#4 in overall quality

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 General Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Reynolds Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Richmond, Virginia. It awarded 303 associates’s general social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Reynolds Community College, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $5,425 for Southeast Region Associate Degree General Social Sciences students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Reynolds Community College.

Full Reynolds Community College General Social Sciences Report

#3

Tidewater Community College

Norfolk, Virginia
#2 in overall quality

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 General Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Tidewater Community College is a fairly large school located in Norfolk, Virginia that handed out 427 associates’s general 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 estimated yearly cost for Tidewater Community College is $7,814 for southeast region associate degree general social sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on General Social Sciences at Tidewater Community College

#1 in overall quality

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 General Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Northern Virginia Community College is a large public school situated in Annandale, Virginia. It awarded 512 associates’s general social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree general social sciences students whose families make $30-$48k list, Northern Virginia Community College has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Northern Virginia Community College is $8,818 for Southeast Region Associate Degree General Social Sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

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

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Western Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Roanoke, Virginia, this medium-sized public school handed out 69 degrees to qualified associates’s general social sciences students in 2019-2020.

Virginia Western Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Virginia Western Community College is $5,958 for Southeast Region Associate Degree General Social Sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about General Social Sciences at Virginia Western Community College

#6

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana
#5 in overall quality

Tulane University of Louisiana came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Tulane is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 associates’s general social sciences degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tulane, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Tulane is $24,632 for Southeast Region Associate Degree General Social Sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

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.

Read full report on General Social Sciences at Tulane University of Louisiana

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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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