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2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

5 Ranked Colleges
1,062 Degrees Awarded
$21,000 Avg Salary
Best Value Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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 “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking.

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 the Southwest region, there were 14,301 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,155 and $22,401 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,062 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in social sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality social sciences programs that also have a lower cost than 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Central New Mexico Community College

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central New Mexico Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. This large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 229 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

CNM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Central New Mexico Community College is $5,676 for southwest region associate degree social sciences students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#2

Rose State College

Midwest City, Oklahoma
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rose State College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Midwest City, Oklahoma is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s social sciences degrees to 121 students in 2019-2020.

RSC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Rose State College is $10,092 for southwest region associate degree social sciences students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full RSC Social Sciences Report

#3

Oklahoma City Community College

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma City Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and it awarded 50 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree social sciences students whose families make $48-$75k list, OCCC has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $8,503 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Social Sciences students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend OCCC.

Full OCCC Social Sciences Report

#4

Tulsa Community College

Tulsa, Oklahoma
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tulsa Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Tulsa, Oklahoma is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s social sciences degrees to 39 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tulsa Community College, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $7,730 for southwest region associate degree social sciences students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Tulsa Community College.

Read more about Social Sciences at Tulsa Community College

#5

Arizona Western College

Yuma, Arizona
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona Western College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Arizona Western College is a medium-sized school located in Yuma, Arizona that handed out 57 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

AWC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $11,831 for southwest region associate degree social sciences students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Arizona Western College.

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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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