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2023 Most Popular Online General Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, general social sciences was ranked #55 in the country. In fact 18,997 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Most Popular Online General Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular online associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online General Social Sciences Associate Degree Colleges.

#1

Massachusetts Bay Community College

Wellesley Hills, MA

Our analysis found Massachusetts Bay Community College to be the most popular school for general social sciences students who want to pursue an online associate degree in the New England Region . Located in the suburb of Wellesley Hills, MassBay Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 22 students majoring in social sciences at MassBay Community College, 14% are male and 86% are female.

After completing their Associate Degree, social sciences graduates from MassBay Community College carry an average student debtload of $7,285.

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#2

Assumption University

Worcester, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Assumption University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online General Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Assumption is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Worcester.

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Explore the most popular online general social sciences schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 259
Connecticut 21
New Hampshire 140
Maine 5
Rhode Island 27
Vermont 16

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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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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