2022 Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences in the New England Region

General Social Sciences is of the hottest associate degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #13 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 8 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the most popular for general social sciences students pursuing a associate degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 68 associate degrees in general social sciences during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great General Social Sciences School for Your Associate Degree

The social sciences associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences in the New England Region ranking.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of general social sciences students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for general social sciences.

 

Most Popular Schools for Associate Students to Study General Social Sciences in the New England Region

Explore the most popular colleges and universities for general social sciences students seeking a an associate degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Social Sciences Students Working on Their Associate

1

Massasoit Community College
Brockton, MA

25 Annual Associate Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in general social sciences needs to look into Massasoit Community College. Located in the suburb of Brockton, Massasoit Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

There were roughly 25 general social sciences individuals who graduated with this degree at Massasoit Community College in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a associate in general social sciences from Massasoit Community College

2

Massachusetts Bay Community College
Wellesley Hills, MA

24 Annual Associate Degrees

#2 Most Popular In MA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Massachusetts Bay Community College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in general social sciences. MassBay Community College is a small public college located in the large suburb of Wellesley Hills.

There were roughly 24 general social sciences students who graduated with this degree at MassBay Community College in the most recent data year.

More information about a associate in general social sciences from Massachusetts Bay Community College

3

Roxbury Community College
Roxbury Crossing, MA

10 Annual Associate Degrees

#3 Most Popular In MA

#1 Best Quality In MA

Every student who is interested in an associate degree in general social sciences needs to look into Roxbury Community College. Located in the city of Roxbury Crossing, Roxbury Community College is a public college with a small student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for associate degrees in general social sciences in Massachusetts.

There were roughly 10 general social sciences individuals who graduated with this degree at Roxbury Community College in the most recent data year.

More information about a associate in general social sciences from Roxbury Community College

4

Roger Williams University
Bristol, RI

5 Annual Associate Degrees

#1 Most Popular In RI

#1 Best Quality In RI

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Roger Williams University if you wish to pursue an associate degree in general social sciences. Located in the suburb of Bristol, RWU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for associate degrees in general social sciences in Rhode Island.

There were approximately 5 general social sciences students who graduated with this degree at RWU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a associate in general social sciences from Roger Williams University

5

New England College
Henniker, NH

4 Annual Associate Degrees

#1 Most Popular In NH

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the rural area of Henniker, NEC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

There were approximately 4 general social sciences students who graduated with this degree at NEC in the most recent data year.

More information about a associate in general social sciences from New England College

6

Middlesex Community College
Bedford, MA

#4 Most Popular In MA

Middlesex Community College is a medium-sized public college located in the large suburb of Bedford. More information about a associate in general social sciences from Middlesex Community College

6

Assumption University
Worcester, MA

#4 Most Popular In MA

Assumption is a small private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Worcester. More information about a associate in general social sciences from Assumption University

6

University of Maine at Fort Kent
Fort Kent, ME

#1 Most Popular In ME

UMFK is a small public university located in the rural area of Fort Kent. More information about a associate in general social sciences from University of Maine at Fort Kent

 

Best General Social Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the most popular general social sciences schools for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	130	70
New Hampshire	81	2
Maine	71	1
Rhode Island	64	3

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General Social Sciences Related Rankings by Major

General Social Sciences is one of 12 different types of Social Sciences programs to choose from.

Social Sciences Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Social Sciences	68

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Sociology	23
Political Science & Government	18
International Relations & National Security	1

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Manfred Werner (Tsui). More about our data sources and methodologies.