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2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Social Sciences is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 5th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 205,984 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $36,262 and had an average of $23,306 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 39,838 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,611 and $23,755 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 926 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 Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 37 colleges that offered a degree in social sciences. That schools that top this list have a program in social sciences in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.

Top 37 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Social Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Brookdale Community College
Lincroft, New Jersey

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brookdale Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Brookdale Community College is a medium-sized school located in Lincroft, New Jersey that handed out 357 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

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Frederick Community College
Frederick, Maryland

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Frederick Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in Frederick, Maryland, this medium-sized public school handed out 116 degrees to qualified associates’s social sciences students in 2020-2021.

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Essex County College
Newark, New Jersey

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 Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Essex is a public institution located in Newark, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 87 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Essex Social Sciences Report

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Erie Community College
Buffalo, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Erie Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Erie Community College is a medium-sized school located in Buffalo, New York that handed out 116 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stella and Charles Guttman Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. This small school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 10 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

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Harrisburg Area Community College
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Harrisburg Area Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. HACC is a public institution located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 69 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full HACC Social Sciences Report

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Marymount Manhattan College
New York, New York

With a ranking of #7, Marymount Manhattan College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 14 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on Social Sciences at Marymount Manhattan College

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Salem Community College
Carneys Point, New Jersey

Salem Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Salem Community College is a small school located in Carneys Point, New Jersey that handed out 5 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Salem County College Social Sciences Report

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With a ranking of #9, Delaware County Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Delaware County Community College is a medium-sized school located in Media, Pennsylvania that handed out 36 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Delaware County Community College Social Sciences Report

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Reading Area Community College
Reading, Pennsylvania

Reading Area Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #10. This small school is located in Reading, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 8 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Reading Area Community College Social Sciences Report

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Saint Peter's University
Jersey City, New Jersey

Saint Peter’s University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Jersey City, New Jersey is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s social sciences degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.

Full Saint Peter’s College Social Sciences Report

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With a ranking of #12, Borough of Manhattan Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This fairly large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 50 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

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Bucks County Community College
Newtown, Pennsylvania

Bucks County Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Bucks County Community College is located in Newtown, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 associates’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.

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Montgomery County Community College
Blue Bell, Pennsylvania

With a ranking of #14, Montgomery County Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Montgomery County Community College is located in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 associates’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.

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Community College of Allegheny County
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Community College of Allegheny County ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This fairly large school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 13 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

Full CCAC Social Sciences Report

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Cayuga County Community College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in Auburn, New York, and it awarded 1 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

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Monroe Community College
Rochester, New York

Monroe Community College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Rochester, New York, this medium-sized public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified associates’s social sciences students in 2020-2021.

Full Monroe Community College Social Sciences Report

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Luzerne County Community College
Nanticoke, Pennsylvania

Luzerne County Community College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Luzerne County Community College is a small school located in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania that handed out 1 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

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Westmoreland County Community College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Youngwood, Pennsylvania, this small public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified associates’s social sciences students in 2020-2021.

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SUNY Empire State College
Saratoga Springs, New York

SUNY Empire State College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Saratoga Springs, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s social sciences degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.

Full SUNY Empire Social Sciences Report

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Mohawk Valley Community College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Utica, New York, this medium-sized public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified associates’s social sciences students in 2020-2021.

Full Mohawk Valley Community College Social Sciences Report

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Montgomery College
Rockville, Maryland

Montgomery College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Rockville, Maryland, this fairly large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s social sciences students in 2020-2021.

Full Montgomery College Social Sciences Report

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Strayer University - Delaware did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #23. Strayer University - Delaware is a small school located in Newark, Delaware that handed out 0 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Strayer University - Delaware Social Sciences Report

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Strayer University - Pennsylvania
Trevose, Pennsylvania

Strayer University - Pennsylvania did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #23. Strayer University - Pennsylvania is a small school located in Trevose, Pennsylvania that handed out 0 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

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Immaculata University
Immaculata, Pennsylvania

With a ranking of #23, Immaculata University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Immaculata is located in Immaculata, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 associates’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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Lehigh Carbon Community College
Schnecksville, Pennsylvania

Lehigh Carbon Community College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 0 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

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Community College of Beaver County did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #23. This small school is located in Monaca, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 0 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Social Sciences at Community College of Beaver County

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Strayer University - Global Region
Washington, District of Columbia

Strayer University - Global Region ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Strayer University - Global Region is a private for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Strayer University - Global Region Social Sciences Report

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College of Mount Saint Vincent ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in Bronx, New York, and it awarded 26 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Mount Saint Vincent Social Sciences Report

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Strayer University - New Jersey
Cherry Hill, New Jersey

Strayer University - New Jersey landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Cherry Hill, New Jersey is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s social sciences degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.

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LIU Post
Brookville, New York

LIU Post ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Brookville, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s social sciences degrees to 29 students in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about Social Sciences at LIU Post

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Strayer University - Maryland
Suitland, Maryland

Strayer University - Maryland landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Strayer University - Maryland is a private for-profit institution located in Suitland, Maryland. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Strayer University - Maryland Social Sciences Report

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Canisius College
Buffalo, New York

Canisius College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Canisius is a small school located in Buffalo, New York that handed out 63 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Canisius Social Sciences Report

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Onondaga Community College
Syracuse, New York

Onondaga Community College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Onondaga Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Syracuse, New York. It awarded 0 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

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Cecil College
North East, Maryland

With a ranking of #23, Cecil College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Cecil College is a small public school situated in North East, Maryland. It awarded 0 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Cecil College Social Sciences Report

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Suffolk County Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #23. This large school is located in Selden, New York, and it awarded 0 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Suffolk County Community College Social Sciences Report

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University of Scranton
Scranton, Pennsylvania

University of Scranton landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Scranton, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 20 diplomas to qualified associates’s social sciences students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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 more about Social Sciences at University of Scranton

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