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2022 Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k

6 Ranked Colleges
522 Degrees Awarded
Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k” 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 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 $48-$75k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general education programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general education program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $48-$75k) 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 $48-$75k 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 awarded 90 diplomas to qualified associates’s general education students in 2019-2020.

Middlesex County College also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Middlesex County College is $8,535 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree General Education students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read full report on General Education at Middlesex County College

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Community College of Baltimore County. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general education degrees to 27 students in 2019-2020.

CCBC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $9,739 for middle atlantic region associate degree general education students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend CCBC.

Full Community College of Baltimore County General Education Report

#3

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 #3 for the Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Lehigh Carbon Community College is a medium-sized school located in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania that handed out 21 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 $48-$75k list, LCCC has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $8,256 for middle atlantic region associate degree general education students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Lehigh Carbon Community College.

Read more about General Education at LCCC

#4

Brookdale Community College

Lincroft, New Jersey
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brookdale Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k. 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Brookdale Community College, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $11,031 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree General Education students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Brookdale Community College.

Read more about General Education at Brookdale Community College

#5

University of the District of Columbia

Washington, District of Columbia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the District of Columbia. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this small public school handed out 45 diplomas to qualified associates’s general education students in 2019-2020.

University of the District of Columbia also made our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend University of the District of Columbia is $17,956 for middle atlantic region associate degree general education students whose families make $48-$75k.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on 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 $48-$75k list. SUNY Empire is located in Saratoga Springs, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 25 associates’s general education degrees to qualified students.

SUNY Empire not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend SUNY Empire is $13,334 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree General Education students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about General Education at SUNY Empire

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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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