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2022 Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

8 Ranked Colleges
1,120 Degrees Awarded
$11,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 29,162 people earned their degree in biological and physical sciences, making the major the 29th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 2,041 biological and physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,120 biological and physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in biological and physical sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent biological and physical sciences programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the biological and physical sciences program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 8 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Biological & Physical Sciences (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Lord Fairfax Community College

Middletown, Virginia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lord Fairfax Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This medium-sized school is located in Middletown, Virginia, and it awarded 181 associates’s biological and physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree biological & physical sciences students whose families make $75-$110k list, Lord Fairfax Community College has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Biological & Physical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Lord Fairfax Community College is $9,166 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Biological & Physical Sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Biological & Physical Sciences at Lord Fairfax Community College

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Virginia Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Annandale, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s biological and physical sciences degrees to 322 students in 2019-2020.

Northern Virginia Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Biological & Physical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $13,488 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Biological & Physical Sciences students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Northern Virginia Community College.

Read more about Biological & Physical Sciences at Northern Virginia Community College

#3

Reynolds Community College

Richmond, Virginia
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Reynolds Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Richmond, Virginia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s biological and physical sciences degrees to 116 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Reynolds Community College, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Biological & Physical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Reynolds Community College is $10,005 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Biological & Physical Sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Biological & Physical Sciences at Reynolds Community College

#4

Tidewater Community College

Norfolk, Virginia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tidewater Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Tidewater Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Norfolk, Virginia. It awarded 239 associates’s biological and physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Tidewater Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Biological & Physical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Tidewater Community College is $12,288 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Biological & Physical Sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Tidewater Community College Biological & Physical Sciences Report

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Western Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Roanoke, Virginia, and it awarded 103 associates’s biological and physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Virginia Western Community College, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Biological & Physical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Virginia Western Community College is $9,781 for southeast region associate degree biological & physical sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Biological & Physical Sciences at Virginia Western Community College

#7 in overall quality

Thomas Nelson Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Thomas Nelson Community College is a medium-sized school located in Hampton, Virginia that handed out 96 associates’s biological and physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

TNCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Biological & Physical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $10,310 for southeast region associate degree biological & physical sciences students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Thomas Nelson Community College.

Read more about Biological & Physical Sciences at Thomas Nelson Community College

#7

Piedmont Virginia Community College

Charlottesville, Virginia
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Piedmont Virginia Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. PVCC is a small school located in Charlottesville, Virginia that handed out 21 associates’s biological and physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree biological & physical sciences students whose families make $75-$110k list, PVCC has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Biological & Physical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend PVCC is $10,825 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Biological & Physical Sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Biological & Physical Sciences at Piedmont Virginia Community College

#8

Blue Ridge Community College

Weyers Cave, Virginia
#5 in overall quality

Blue Ridge Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Weyers Cave, Virginia, this small public school awarded 40 degrees to qualified associates’s biological and physical sciences students in 2019-2020.

BRCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Biological & Physical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Blue Ridge Community College is $13,987 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Biological & Physical Sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

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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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