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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $75-$110k) in the New England Region

5 Ranked Colleges
113 Degrees Awarded
$14,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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 the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that 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 $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in general education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general education programs and 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. 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 Education Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region associate degree education students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $75-$110k) in the New England Region

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend York County 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 $75-$110k. This small school is located in Wells, Maine, and it awarded 5 associates’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at York County Community College, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for York County Community College is $13,518 for New England Region Associate Degree Education students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full York County Community College General Education Report

#2

Bunker Hill Community College

Boston, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bunker Hill Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This medium-sized school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 5 associates’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

BHCC also made our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for Bunker Hill Community College is $11,267 for New England Region Associate Degree Education students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on General Education at BHCC

#3

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, Maine
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Maine Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This medium-sized school is located in South Portland, Maine, and it awarded 22 associates’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region associate degree education students whose families make $75-$110k list, SMCC has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SMCC is $15,219 for New England Region Associate Degree Education students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full SMCC General Education Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Maine Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Central Maine Technical College is a small school located in Auburn, Maine that handed out 10 associates’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

Central Maine Technical College also made our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $11,864 for new england region associate degree education students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Central Maine Technical College.

Full Central Maine Technical College General Education Report

#5

NHTI-Concord's Community College

Concord, New Hampshire
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend NHTI-Concord’s Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k. NHTI-Concord’s Community College is located in Concord, New Hampshire and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 associates’s education degrees to qualified students.

NHTI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend NHTI-Concord’s Community College is $22,225 for new england region associate degree education students whose families make $75-$110k.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on General Education at NHTI

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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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