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Best Value General Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey

2023 Best Value General Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$8,885 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$24,376 Avg Salary

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 Value General Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in New Jersey to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for social sciences students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

Best New Jersey Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in General Social Sciences

#1

Essex County College

Newark, NJ

Our 2023 rankings named Essex County College the best value 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.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Essex are $8,966 a year. 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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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Brookdale Community College is a great value for general social sciences students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Lincroft, Brookdale Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Brookdale Community College are $8,804 per year. 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 Value General Social Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value General Social Sciences Schools 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.

  • 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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