by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the New England Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 17,338 people earned their degree in general social sciences, making the major the 54th most popular in the United States. In , general social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $33,861 and had an average of $23,202 in loans still to pay off.
Across the New England region, there were 512 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,771 and $21,834 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 69 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,012 and $13,730 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the New England Region” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in general social sciences. That schools that top this list have a program in general social sciences in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region associate degree social sciences students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Roxbury Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the New England Region. Located in Roxbury Crossing, Massachusetts, this small public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified associates’s social sciences students in 2021-2022.
Full Roxbury Community College General Social Sciences Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Massachusetts Bay Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the New England Region. MassBay Community College is a public institution located in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 22 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Massachusetts Bay Community College General Social Sciences Report
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Massasoit Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Brockton, Massachusetts, this small public school handed out 32 degrees to qualified associates’s social sciences students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Massasoit Community College General Social Sciences Report
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Roger Williams University landed the #4 spot on the list. Roger Williams University is located in Bristol, Rhode Island and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 6 associates’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Roger Williams University General Social Sciences Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New England College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the New England Region. New England College is a small school located in Henniker, New Hampshire that handed out 1 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on General Social Sciences at New England College
Assumption University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. Worcester, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s social sciences degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about General Social Sciences at Assumption University
With a ranking of #7, University of Maine at Fort Kent did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the New England Region list. UMFK is located in Fort Kent, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 associates’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Middlesex Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Bedford, Massachusetts, this medium-sized public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s social sciences students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Middlesex Community College General Social Sciences Report
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