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2023 Best General Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey

2 Colleges
$24,376 Avg Salary
$10,097 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Social Sciences Associate Degree School for You

General Social Sciences is the #33 most popular major in New Jersey with 738 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best General Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in New Jersey to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best General Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey

The following schools top our list of the Best General Social Sciences Associate Degree Colleges.

Top New Jersey Schools for an Associate in General Social Sciences

#1

Essex County College

Newark, NJ

Our 2023 rankings named Essex County College the best school in New Jersey for general social sciences students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Newark, Essex is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

While working on their Associate Degree, social sciences majors at Essex accumulate an average of around $8,334 in student debt.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Brookdale Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general social sciences schools in New Jersey. Located in the rural area of Lincroft, Brookdale Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average amount in student loans that social sciences majors at Brookdale Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $14,136.

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Best General Social Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best General Social Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 265
New York 1,113
Maryland 428
District of Columbia 1
Delaware 147

One of 12 majors within the area of study, general social sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Political Science & Government 49,282
Economics 49,055
Sociology 38,475
International Relations & National Security 14,306
Anthropology 11,415

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Manfred Werner (Tsui).

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