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2023 Best Value General Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

1 College
$21,812 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$24,376 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Social Sciences Associate Degree School for You

General Social Sciences is the #55 most popular major in the country with 18,997 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value General Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

The following school tops our list of the Best Value General Social Sciences Associate Degree Colleges.

Best General Social Sciences Associate Degree School

Our analysis found University of Southern Indiana to be the best value school for general social sciences students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the medium-sized suburb of Evansville, USI is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

USI undergraduate students pay an average of $21,812 in tuition and fees each year.

Full General Social Sciences at University of Southern Indiana Report

Best General Social Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best general social sciences schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 230
Ohio 85
Illinois 196
Indiana 8
Wisconsin 42

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

Majors Similar to Social Sciences

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 values are for the top school only.

  • 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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