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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences in Rhode Island (With Aid)

1 Ranked Colleges
5 Degrees Awarded
$36,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in Rhode Island For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in Rhode Island For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Rhode Island, there were 21 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 5 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in Rhode Island For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in Rhode Island For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for rhode island associate degree social sciences students with aid.

Top 1 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences in Rhode Island (With Aid)

#1

Roger Williams University

Bristol, Rhode Island
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in Rhode Island For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Roger Williams University landed the #1 spot on the list. RWU is a small school located in Bristol, Rhode Island that handed out 5 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

RWU also made our “Best General Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in Rhode Island” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Roger Williams University is $36,456 for Rhode Island Associate Degree Social Sciences students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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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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