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2022 Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k

5 Ranked Colleges
113 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

General Education is the 35th most popular major in the country with 29,936 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 the New England region, there were 2,638 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,821 and $27,222 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 113 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,753 and $14,559 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $48-$75k) in the New England Region

#1

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, Maine
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Maine Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in South Portland, Maine, this medium-sized public school awarded 22 diplomas to qualified associates’s education students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region associate degree education students whose families make $48-$75k list, SMCC has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $12,123 for new england region associate degree education students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Southern Maine Community College.

Full Southern Maine Community College General Education Report

#2

Bunker Hill Community College

Boston, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bunker Hill Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Bunker Hill Community College is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 associates’s education degrees to qualified students.

BHCC also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $9,283 for new england region associate degree education students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Bunker Hill Community College.

Read more about General Education at BHCC

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend York County Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. York County Community College is located in Wells, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 associates’s education degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our new england region associate degree education students whose families make $48-$75k list, York County Community College has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend York County Community College is $9,907 for New England Region Associate Degree Education students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read full report on General Education at York County Community College

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Maine Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Central Maine Technical College is a small public school situated in Auburn, Maine. It awarded 10 associates’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

Central Maine Technical College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Central Maine Technical College is $8,745 for New England Region Associate Degree Education students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about General Education at Central Maine Technical College

#5

NHTI-Concord's Community College

Concord, New Hampshire
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, NHTI-Concord’s Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. NHTI-Concord’s Community College is a small public school situated in Concord, New Hampshire. It awarded 10 associates’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

NHTI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for NHTI-Concord’s Community College is $22,225 for new england region associate degree education students whose families make $48-$75k.

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.

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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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