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2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
1,609 Degrees Awarded
$9,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

General Social Sciences is the 51st most popular major in the country with 19,742 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $31,665 and had an average of $22,423 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 3,079 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,895 and $24,124 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,609 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in general social sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general social sciences 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 social sciences program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Thomas Nelson Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. TNCC is a medium-sized school located in Hampton, Virginia that handed out 269 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

TNCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend TNCC is $5,696 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Social Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#2

Reynolds Community College

Richmond, Virginia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Reynolds Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Richmond, Virginia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s social sciences degrees to 303 students in 2019-2020.

Reynolds Community College also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $5,107 for southeast region associate degree social sciences students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Reynolds Community College.

Full Reynolds Community College General Social Sciences Report

#3

Tidewater Community College

Norfolk, Virginia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tidewater Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Tidewater Community College is located in Norfolk, Virginia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 427 associates’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tidewater Community College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Tidewater Community College is $6,721 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Social Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on General Social Sciences at Tidewater Community College

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Virginia Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Northern Virginia Community College is a large school located in Annandale, Virginia that handed out 512 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Northern Virginia Community College also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $8,175 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Social Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Northern Virginia Community College.

Read full report on General Social Sciences at Northern Virginia Community College

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Western Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Virginia Western Community College is located in Roanoke, Virginia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 69 associates’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Virginia Western Community College, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best General Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Virginia Western Community College is $6,179 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Social Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Virginia Western Community College General Social Sciences Report

#6

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana
#5 in overall quality

Tulane University of Louisiana ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Tulane University of Louisiana is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Tulane not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Tulane is $23,968 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Social Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.

Read full report on General Social Sciences at Tulane University of Louisiana

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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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