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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

6 Ranked Colleges
1,609 Degrees Awarded
$12,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Social Sciences is the 39th most popular major in the country with 19,542 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 3,063 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 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.

This year’s “Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in general social sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general social sciences programs, but they also 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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Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree general social sciences students with aid.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Thomas Nelson Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Thomas Nelson Community College is a medium-sized school located in Hampton, Virginia that handed out 269 associates’s general social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree general social sciences students with aid list, TNCC has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for TNCC is $7,092 for Southeast Region Associate Degree General Social Sciences students with aid.

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#2

Reynolds Community College

Richmond, Virginia
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Reynolds Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Richmond, Virginia, this medium-sized public school awarded 303 diplomas to qualified associates’s general social sciences students in 2019-2020.

Reynolds Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #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 General Social Sciences students with aid.

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#3

Tidewater Community College

Norfolk, Virginia
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid 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 made our “Best General Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Tidewater Community College is $8,408 for Southeast Region Associate Degree General Social Sciences students with aid.

Read more about General Social Sciences at Tidewater Community College

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Virginia Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Northern Virginia Community College is a large school located in Annandale, Virginia that handed out 512 associates’s general social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Northern Virginia Community College also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $10,005 for southeast region associate degree general social sciences students with aid per year to attend Northern Virginia Community College.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Western Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. This medium-sized school is located in Roanoke, Virginia, and it awarded 69 associates’s general social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Virginia Western Community College, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best General Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Virginia Western Community College is $6,830 for Southeast Region Associate Degree General Social Sciences students with aid.

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#6

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana
#5 in overall quality

Tulane University of Louisiana landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s general social sciences students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree general social sciences students with aid list, Tulane has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best General Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Tulane University of Louisiana is $37,841 for southeast region associate degree general social sciences students with aid.

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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.

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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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