by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 18,762 people earned their degree in general social sciences, making the major the 44th most popular in the United States.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 2,584 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 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 General Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 18 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 General Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brookdale Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Lincroft, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school awarded 357 diplomas to qualified associates’s general social sciences students in 2020-2021.
Full Brookdale Community College General Social Sciences Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Frederick Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Frederick Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Frederick, Maryland. It awarded 116 associates’s general social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Frederick Community College General Social Sciences Report
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 General Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Essex is a medium-sized public school situated in Newark, New Jersey. It awarded 87 associates’s general social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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 General Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Erie Community College is located in Buffalo, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 116 associates’s general social sciences degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Marymount Manhattan College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in New York, New York, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified associates’s general social sciences students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about General Social Sciences at Marymount Manhattan College
With a ranking of #6, Harrisburg Area Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. HACC is a fairly large school located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania that handed out 59 associates’s general social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Harrisburg Area Community College General Social Sciences Report
Reading Area Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. RACC is located in Reading, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 associates’s general social sciences degrees to qualified students.
Read more about General Social Sciences at Reading Area Community College
Salem Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Salem Community College is located in Carneys Point, New Jersey and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s general social sciences degrees to qualified students.
Saint Peter’s University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #9. Saint Peter’s College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Jersey City, New Jersey. It awarded 12 associates’s general social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Social Sciences at Saint Peter’s College
Bucks County Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Newtown, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general social sciences degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Social Sciences at Bucks County Community College
Montgomery County Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 8 associates’s general social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Community College of Allegheny County ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Community College of Allegheny County is a fairly large public school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 13 associates’s general social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Luzerne County Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Luzerne County Community College is a small public school situated in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania. It awarded 1 associates’s general social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Luzerne County Community College General Social Sciences Report
SUNY Empire State College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Saratoga Springs, New York, this medium-sized public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified associates’s general social sciences students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Social Sciences at SUNY Empire State College
Borough of Manhattan Community College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. New York, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general social sciences degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
College of Mount Saint Vincent came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. 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.
Read full report on General Social Sciences at College of Mount Saint Vincent
Canisius College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Canisius College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Buffalo, New York. It awarded 0 associates’s general social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
LIU Post ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This fairly large school is located in Brookville, New York, and it awarded 3 associates’s general social sciences degrees 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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