2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $30-$48k) in New Jersey

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 General Education Schools for an Associate in New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

Across New Jersey, there were 826 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 287 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,475 and $14,203 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general education programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general education 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The general education school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $30-$48k) in New Jersey

#1

Middlesex County College

Edison, New Jersey

#1 in overall quality

$6,085 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middlesex County College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k list. This fairly large school is located in Edison, New Jersey, and it awarded 90 associates’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.

Middlesex County College also made our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $6,085 for New Jersey Associate Degree General Education students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Middlesex County College.

Full Middlesex County College General Education Report

#2

Brookdale Community College

Lincroft, New Jersey

#2 in overall quality

$7,560 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Brookdale Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Lincroft, New Jersey, this fairly large public school awarded 122 diplomas to qualified associates’s general education students in 2019-2020.

Brookdale Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. The yearly cost to attend Brookdale Community College is $7,560 for New Jersey Associate Degree General Education students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about General Education at Brookdale Community College

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

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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