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2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region

6 Ranked Colleges
926 Degrees Awarded
$12,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region

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 “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.

Social Sciences is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 5th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 205,726 degrees were awarded to students with this major. 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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 39,080 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,053 and $24,854 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 926 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,733 and $16,201 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in social sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent social sciences programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the social sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Social Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Essex County College

Newark, New Jersey
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Essex County College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region. Essex County College is a medium-sized public school situated in Newark, New Jersey. It awarded 100 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Essex did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Essex County College is $11,443 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Social Sciences students.

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#2

Brookdale Community College

Lincroft, New Jersey
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brookdale Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Brookdale Community College is a public institution located in Lincroft, New Jersey. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 330 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Brookdale Community College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Brookdale Community College is $9,156 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Social Sciences students.

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#3

Harrisburg Area Community College

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harrisburg Area Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, this fairly large public school handed out 93 degrees to qualified associates’s social sciences students in 2019-2020.

HACC also took the #3 spot in our “Best Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for HACC is $11,990 for middle atlantic region associate degree social sciences students.

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#4

Montgomery County Community College

Blue Bell, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montgomery County Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Montgomery County Community College is a medium-sized school located in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania that handed out 10 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Montco also took the #5 spot in our “Best Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Montgomery County Community College is $9,251 for middle atlantic region associate degree social sciences students.

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#5

Canisius College

Buffalo, New York
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Canisius College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region. Canisius is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Buffalo, New York. It awarded 1 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Canisius, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Canisius College is $19,222 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Social Sciences students.

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#6

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, New York
#6 in overall quality

SUNY Empire State College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SUNY Empire is a fairly large school located in Saratoga Springs, New York that handed out 3 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY Empire also made our “Best Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for SUNY Empire is $12,142 for middle atlantic region associate degree social sciences students.

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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%.

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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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