2022 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

With 169,876 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, biological and biomedical sciences is the 9th most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, biological and biomedical sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $30,082 and had an average of $24,534 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 27,451 biological and biomedical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,200 and $26,332 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 567 biological and biomedical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,733 and $16,201 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in biological and biomedical sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality biological and biomedical sciences programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the biological and biomedical sciences program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region.

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus

Sewell, New Jersey

#3 in overall quality

$7,913 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus is a medium-sized public school situated in Sewell, New Jersey. It awarded 12 associates’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

RCSJ also took the #3 spot in our “Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus is $7,913 for middle atlantic region associate degree biological & biomedical sciences students.

Read full report on Biological & Biomedical Sciences at RCSJ

#2

York College of Pennsylvania

York, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$20,652 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, York College of Pennsylvania landed the #2 spot on the list. YCP is a private not-for-profit institution located in York, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

YCP also took the #1 spot in our “Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $20,652 for middle atlantic region associate degree biological & biomedical sciences students per year to attend YCP.

The low student loan default rate of 4.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Biological & Biomedical Sciences at YCP

#3

Keystone College

La Plume, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$25,895 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Keystone College landed the #3 spot on the list. Keystone College is located in La Plume, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 associates’s biological and biomedical sciences degrees to qualified students.

Keystone College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $25,895 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Biological & Biomedical Sciences students per year to attend Keystone College.

Full Keystone College Biological & Biomedical Sciences Report

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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