by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in New Jersey” ranking.
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 New Jersey, there were 3,606 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,714 and $24,887 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 461 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,217 and $15,066 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in New Jersey” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in social sciences. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their social sciences program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in New Jersey” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new jersey associate degree social sciences students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brookdale Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in New Jersey list. 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.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Essex County College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in New Jersey. Essex is located in Newark, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 87 associates’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Salem Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in New Jersey. Located in Carneys Point, New Jersey, this small public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified associates’s social sciences students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Peter’s University landed the #4 spot on the list. 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.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Strayer University - New Jersey landed the #5 spot on the list. Strayer University - New Jersey is a private for-profit institution located in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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