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2023 Best Value General Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in Virginia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$5,311 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$24,376 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Social Sciences Associate Degree School for You

With 1,592 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general social sciences is the #18 most popular major in Virginia.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value General Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Virginia 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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value General Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in Virginia

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

Best Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in General Social Sciences

Our analysis found Northern Virginia Community College to be the best value school for general social sciences students who want to pursue a associate degree in Virginia. Northern Virginia Community College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Annandale.

Northern Virginia Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,565 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that social sciences majors at Northern Virginia Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $13,582.

Northern Virginia Community College also took the #5 spot in our Best General Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in Virginia rankings.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Thomas Nelson Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general social sciences schools in Virginia. Located in the medium-sized city of Hampton, TNCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

TNCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,806 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that social sciences majors at TNCC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $14,148.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tidewater Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value General Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in Virginia list. Tidewater Community College is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Norfolk.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tidewater Community College are $5,561 per year. On average, social sciences graduates from Tidewater Community College take out $15,798 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Best Value General Social Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value General Social Sciences Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 51
North Carolina 114
Florida 606
Tennessee 269
Kentucky 52
South Carolina 64
Louisiana 59
Arkansas 16
Alabama 95
Mississippi 55
West Virginia 14

General Social Sciences is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.

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 3 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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