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

1 Ranked Colleges
25 Degrees Awarded
$13,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in New York For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in New York For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 29,936 people earned their degree in general education, making the major the 35th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, general education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $47,138 and had an average of $29,674 in loans still to pay off.

Across New York, there were 594 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,067 and $32,218 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 25 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,640 and $14,770 respectively.

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.

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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 “Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in New York For Those Making $30-$48k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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

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

Top 1 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $30-$48k) in New York

#1

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, New York
#1 in overall quality
$13,501 Average Net Price

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in New York For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Empire State College landed the #1 spot on the list. SUNY Empire is a fairly large school located in Saratoga Springs, New York that handed out 25 associates’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SUNY Empire, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in New York” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SUNY Empire State College is $13,501 for New York Associate Degree 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%.

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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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