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2022 Best Vallue Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k

6 Ranked Colleges
1,609 Degrees Awarded
$17,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Vallue Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Vallue Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k” 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general social sciences program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Vallue Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree social sciences students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences (Income Over $110k) in the Southeast Region

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Vallue Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Thomas Nelson Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. TNCC is a medium-sized public school situated in Hampton, Virginia. It awarded 269 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

TNCC also made our “Best General Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for TNCC is $7,092 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Social Sciences students whose families make more than $110k.

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#1

Reynolds Community College

Richmond, Virginia

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Vallue Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Reynolds Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Reynolds Community College is a public institution located in Richmond, Virginia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 303 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Reynolds Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Reynolds Community College is $5,961 for southeast region associate degree social sciences students whose families make more than $110k.

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#3

Tidewater Community College

Norfolk, Virginia

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Vallue Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Tidewater Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Tidewater Community College is a public institution located in Norfolk, Virginia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 427 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Tidewater Community College also took 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 $8,408 for southeast region associate degree social sciences students whose families make more than $110k.

Full Tidewater Community College General Social Sciences Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Virginia Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Vallue Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k. Northern Virginia Community College is a large public school situated in Annandale, Virginia. It awarded 512 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Northern Virginia Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Northern Virginia Community College is $10,005 for southeast region associate degree social sciences students whose families make more than $110k.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Best Vallue Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Western Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Roanoke, Virginia, and it awarded 69 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Virginia Western Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Virginia Western Community College is $6,830 for southeast region associate degree social sciences students whose families make more than $110k.

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 came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. 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.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree social sciences students whose families make more than $110k list, Tulane has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best General Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Tulane is $37,841 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Social Sciences students whose families make more than $110k.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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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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