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

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In 2019-2020, 19,742 people earned their degree in general social sciences, making the major the 51st most popular in the United States. 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 Southwest region, there were 517 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,400 and $17,717 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 358 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general social sciences 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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Best Value Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southwest 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 Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Rose State College

Midwest City, Oklahoma

#1 in overall quality

$7,854 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rose State College landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Midwest City, Oklahoma, and it awarded 20 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

RSC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for RSC is $7,854 for southwest region associate degree social sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#2

Tulsa Community College

Tulsa, Oklahoma

#2 in overall quality

$4,835 Average Net Price

$24,904 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Tulsa Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Tulsa Community College is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 28 associates’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.

Tulsa Community College also made our “Best General Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Tulsa Community College is $4,835 for southwest region associate degree social sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on General Social Sciences at Tulsa Community College

#3

Arizona Western College

Yuma, Arizona

#3 in overall quality

$9,734 Average Net Price

$20,140 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona Western College landed the #3 spot on the list. AWC is a public institution located in Yuma, Arizona. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 53 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

AWC also made our “Best General Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for Arizona Western College is $9,734 for southwest region associate degree social sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on General Social Sciences at Arizona Western College

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences (Income $0-$30k)

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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