2023 Best Value Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

Finding the Best Social Sciences Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, social sciences students earned 8,752 degrees and certificates from a Massachusetts school, making the subject the 5th in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking.

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.

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

Best Social Sciences Associate Degree School

#1

Assumption University

Worcester, MA

1 Associate Degrees

$45,900 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Assumption University the best value school in Massachusetts for social sciences students working on their associate degree. Located in the midsize city of Worcester, Assumption is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Assumption are $45,900 per year.

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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).
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