by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the New England Region” ranking.
In 2021-2022, 16,867 people earned their degree in general social sciences, making the major the 44th most popular in the United States.
Across the New England region, there were 486 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 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.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the New England Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Roxbury Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the New England Region list. Roxbury Community College is a public institution located in Roxbury Crossing, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Read full report on General Social Sciences at Roxbury Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts Bay Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the New England Region list. Located in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts, this small public school awarded 22 degrees to qualified associates’s general social sciences students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Massachusetts Bay Community College General Social Sciences Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massasoit Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the New England Region list. Brockton, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general social sciences degrees to 32 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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Roger Williams University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the New England Region list. Bristol, Rhode Island is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s general social sciences degrees to 6 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default 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 General Social Sciences Major in the New England Region. NEC is a private not-for-profit institution located in Henniker, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on General Social Sciences at New England College
Assumption University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the New England Region list. Worcester, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s general 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%.
University of Maine at Fort Kent did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #7. UMFK is located in Fort Kent, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 associates’s general social sciences degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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%.
Middlesex Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the New England Region list. Located in Bedford, Massachusetts, this medium-sized public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s general 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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