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2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k

1 Ranked Colleges
73 Degrees Awarded
$11,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

With 205,726 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, social sciences is the 5th most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $34,801 and had an average of $23,466 in loans still to pay off.

Across Massachusetts, there were 8,759 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,277 and $24,571 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 73 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,678 and $11,688 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent 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 social sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in Massachusetts

#1

Roxbury Community College

Roxbury Crossing, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality
$11,333 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Roxbury Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Roxbury Crossing, Massachusetts, this small public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified associates’s social sciences students in 2019-2020.

Roxbury Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. The estimated yearly cost for Roxbury Community College is $11,333 for Massachusetts Associate Degree Social Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

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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%.

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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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