by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Most Well Attended General Social Sciences Major in the New England Region for an Associate” 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 New England region, there were 472 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 64 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,618 and $16,599 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended General Social Sciences Major in the New England Region for an Associate” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general social sciences. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in general social sciences.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended General Social Sciences Major in the New England Region for an Associate”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Massasoit Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended General Social Sciences Major in the New England Region for an Associate. Brockton, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general social sciences degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Social Sciences at Massasoit Community College
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended General Social Sciences Major in the New England Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts Bay Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts, and it awarded 22 associates’s general social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Social Sciences at MassBay Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Roxbury Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended General Social Sciences Major in the New England Region for an Associate list. Roxbury Community College is located in Roxbury Crossing, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 associates’s general social sciences degrees to qualified students.
Full Roxbury Community College General Social Sciences Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Roger Williams University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended General Social Sciences Major in the New England Region for an Associate list. Roger Williams University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bristol, Rhode Island. It awarded 3 associates’s general social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.
Read full report on General Social Sciences at Roger Williams University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New England College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended General Social Sciences Major in the New England Region for an Associate. NEC is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Henniker, New Hampshire. It awarded 2 associates’s general social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Assumption University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended General Social Sciences Major in the New England Region for an Associate list. Assumption is a private not-for-profit institution located in Worcester, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Social Sciences at Assumption University
University of Maine at Fort Kent came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended General Social Sciences Major in the New England Region for an Associate ranking. UMFK is located in Fort Kent, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s general social sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Middlesex Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended General Social Sciences Major in the New England Region for an Associate ranking. Middlesex Community College is located in Bedford, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s general social sciences degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on General Social Sciences at Middlesex Community College
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