2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the New England Region

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In 2019-2020, 205,726 social sciences students received their degree, making the major the 5th most popular in the country. 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 New England region, there were 16,191 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,898 and $24,171 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 110 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,753 and $14,559 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the social sciences program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the New England Region.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Social Sciences in the New England Region

#1

Roxbury Community College

Roxbury Crossing, Massachusetts

#2 in overall quality

$11,489 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Roxbury Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Roxbury Crossing, Massachusetts, this small public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified associates’s social sciences students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Roxbury Community College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $11,489 for New England Region Associate Degree Social Sciences students per year to attend Roxbury Community College.

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#2

Roger Williams University

Bristol, Rhode Island

#1 in overall quality

$36,456 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Roger Williams University landed the #2 spot on the list. Roger Williams University is a small school located in Bristol, Rhode Island that handed out 5 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

RWU also made our “Best Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $36,456 for New England Region Associate Degree Social Sciences students per year to attend Roger Williams University.

The low student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.

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• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Social Sciences

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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