2025 Best General Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

General Social Sciences is of the hottest associate degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #11 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for general social sciences students pursuing a associate degree. Combined, these schools handed out 669 associate degrees in general social sciences to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great General Social Sciences School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of general social sciences for getting your associate degree school matters. Important measures of a quality general social sciences program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To take this into account we include a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general social sciences students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other general social sciences students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general social sciences related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for general social sciences students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank General Social Sciences Schools

The general social sciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best General Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study General Social Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in general social sciences.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for an Associate in General Social Sciences

1

Essex County College
Newark, NJ

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

81 Annual Graduates

Essex County College is one of the best schools in the country for getting an associate degree in general social sciences. Essex is a medium-sized public college located in the city of Newark.More information about a associate in general social sciences from Essex County College

2

Brookdale Community College
Lincroft, NJ

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

321 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Brookdale Community College if you want to pursue an associate degree in general social sciences. Brookdale Community College is a moderately-sized public college located in the suburb of Lincroft.More information about a associate in general social sciences from Brookdale Community College

3

Frederick Community College
Frederick, MD

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

87 Annual Graduates

Frederick Community College is a great option for students interested in an associate degree in general social sciences. Frederick Community College is a moderately-sized public college located in the small city of Frederick.More information about a associate in general social sciences from Frederick Community College

4

Harrisburg Area Community College
Harrisburg, PA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

37 Annual Graduates

Harrisburg Area Community College is a great decision for students pursuing an associate degree in general social sciences. Located in the small city of Harrisburg, HACC is a public college with a large student population.More information about a associate in general social sciences from Harrisburg Area Community College

Best General Social Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best general social sciences colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	429	138
Pennsylvania	379	100
New Jersey	249	459
Maryland	221	116

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General Social Sciences Related Rankings by Major

General Social Sciences is one of 3 different types of General Social Sciences programs to choose from.

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.