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2023 Best Value Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$8,885 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$26,170 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Social Sciences Associate Degree School for You

Social Sciences is one of the most popular subjects to study in New Jersey. With 3,601 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 9th out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value 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 value associate degree programs for social sciences students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey

Check out the social sciences associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

#1

Essex County College

Newark, NJ

Our analysis found Essex County College to be the best value school for social sciences students who want to pursue a associate degree in New Jersey. Essex is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Newark.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Essex are $8,966 per year.

Read full report on Social Sciences at Essex County College

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Brookdale Community College is a great value for social sciences students working on their associate degree. Brookdale Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Lincroft.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Brookdale Community College are $8,804 per year.

Full Social Sciences at Brookdale Community College Report

Best Value Social Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 8,021
New York 17,106
Maryland 5,314
Delaware 865
District of Columbia 4,643

Social Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Political Science & Government 49,282
Economics 49,055
Sociology 38,475
General Social Sciences 18,997
International Relations & National Security 14,306
Anthropology 11,415
Criminology 11,039
Geography & Cartography 8,526
Other Social Sciences 2,414
Urban Studies 1,507
Sociology & Anthropology 541
Archeology 339
Demography & Population Studies 88

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 327,871
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

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 AndrГ© KГјnzelmann.

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