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

7 Ranked Colleges
1,691 Degrees Awarded
$9,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

With 205,726 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, social sciences is the 5th most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $34,801 and had an average of $23,466 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 36,473 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,224 and $23,992 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,691 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 $30-$48k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in social sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality 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 social sciences program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value 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 social sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Thomas Nelson Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Thomas Nelson Community College is located in Hampton, Virginia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 269 associates’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.

TNCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Thomas Nelson Community College is $6,211 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Social Sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#2

Reynolds Community College

Richmond, Virginia
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Reynolds Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Reynolds Community College is located in Richmond, Virginia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 303 associates’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.

Reynolds Community College also made our “Best Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Reynolds Community College is $5,425 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Social Sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#3

Tidewater Community College

Norfolk, Virginia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tidewater Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Norfolk, Virginia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s social sciences degrees to 427 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tidewater Community College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Tidewater Community College is $7,814 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Social Sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#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 Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Annandale, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s social sciences degrees to 512 students in 2019-2020.

Northern Virginia Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Northern Virginia Community College is $8,818 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Social Sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#7 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 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 awarded 69 diplomas to qualified associates’s social sciences students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree social sciences students whose families make $30-$48k list, Virginia Western Community College has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Virginia Western Community College is $5,958 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Social Sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#6

Georgia Military College

Milledgeville, Georgia
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Georgia Military College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Georgia Military College is a public institution located in Milledgeville, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 41 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgia Military College also made our “Best Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend Georgia Military College is $10,194 for southeast region associate degree social sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#7

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana
#5 in overall quality

Tulane University of Louisiana landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This fairly large school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 2 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree social sciences students whose families make $30-$48k list, Tulane has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Tulane University of Louisiana is $24,632 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Social Sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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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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