2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Nanotechnology (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Nanotech Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 128 people earned their degree in nanotechnology, making the major the 335th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, nanotechnology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $0 and had an average of $0 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 27 nanotechnology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 8 nanotechnology graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,733 and $16,201 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Nanotech Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in nanotechnology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great nanotechnology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the nanotechnology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Nanotech Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Nanotech Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Nanotechnology (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Erie Community College

Buffalo, New York

#1 in overall quality

$4,973 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Erie Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Nanotech Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This medium-sized school is located in Buffalo, New York, and it awarded 4 associates’s nanotech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Erie Community College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Nanotechnology Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $4,973 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Nanotech students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Erie Community College.

Read more about Nanotechnology at Erie Community College

#2

Community College of Allegheny County

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$8,380 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Nanotech Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Community College of Allegheny County landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this fairly large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified associates’s nanotech students in 2019-2020.

CCAC also took the #2 spot in our “Best Nanotechnology Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Community College of Allegheny County is $8,380 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Nanotech students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Community College of Allegheny County Nanotechnology Report

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Nanotechnology (Income $30-$48k)

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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