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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

6 Ranked Colleges
522 Degrees Awarded
$9,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

General Education is the 28th most popular major in the country with 29,936 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 3,978 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 522 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,733 and $16,201 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general education 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 general education 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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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 General Education Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region associate degree general education students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Middlesex County College

Edison, New Jersey
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Middlesex County College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Edison, New Jersey, this fairly large public school handed out 90 diplomas to qualified associates’s general education students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region associate degree general education students whose families make $30-$48k list, Middlesex County College has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Middlesex County College is $6,085 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree General Education students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about General Education at Middlesex County College

#2

Lehigh Carbon Community College

Schnecksville, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lehigh Carbon Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized public school handed out 21 degrees to qualified associates’s general education students in 2019-2020.

LCCC also made our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend Lehigh Carbon Community College is $5,800 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree General Education students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full LCCC General Education Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Community College of Baltimore County. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Community College of Baltimore County is a fairly large public school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 27 associates’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region associate degree general education students whose families make $30-$48k list, CCBC has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $7,539 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree General Education students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend CCBC.

Read more about General Education at CCBC

#4

Brookdale Community College

Lincroft, New Jersey
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brookdale Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Brookdale Community College is a fairly large school located in Lincroft, New Jersey that handed out 122 associates’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.

Brookdale Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $7,560 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree General Education students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Brookdale Community College.

Full Brookdale Community College General Education Report

#5

University of the District of Columbia

Washington, District of Columbia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of the District of Columbia. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general education degrees to 45 students in 2019-2020.

University of the District of Columbia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of the District of Columbia is $16,429 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree General Education 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.

Read more about General Education at University of the District of Columbia

#6

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, New York
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, SUNY Empire State College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. SUNY Empire is a fairly large school located in Saratoga Springs, New York that handed out 25 associates’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY Empire did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend SUNY Empire State College is $13,501 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree General Education students whose families make $30-$48k.

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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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