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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Biological & Physical Sciences in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

8 Ranked Colleges
1,120 Degrees Awarded
$7,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

Biological & Physical Sciences is the 29th most popular major in the country with 29,162 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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 Getting Aid” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 8 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Biological & Physical Sciences in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#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 Getting Aid list. Middletown, 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 181 students in 2019-2020.

Lord Fairfax Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Biological & Physical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $6,497 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Biological & Physical Sciences students with aid per year to attend Lord Fairfax Community College.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Virginia Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Biological & Physical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Northern Virginia Community College is $10,005 for southeast region associate degree biological & physical sciences students with aid.

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#3

Tidewater Community College

Norfolk, Virginia
#3 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Tidewater Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Norfolk, Virginia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s biological and physical sciences degrees to 239 students in 2019-2020.

Tidewater Community College also made our “Best Biological & Physical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Tidewater Community College is $8,408 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Biological & Physical Sciences students with aid.

Read more about Biological & Physical Sciences at Tidewater Community College

#4

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 #4 for the Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. Reynolds Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Richmond, Virginia. It awarded 116 associates’s biological and physical sciences degrees 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 $5,961 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Biological & Physical Sciences students with aid.

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#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 Getting Aid 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.

Virginia Western Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Biological & Physical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Virginia Western Community College is $6,830 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Biological & Physical Sciences students with aid.

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

#7 in overall quality

Thomas Nelson Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. This medium-sized school is located in Hampton, Virginia, and it awarded 96 associates’s biological and physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

TNCC also made our “Best Biological & Physical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $7,092 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Biological & Physical Sciences students with aid per year to attend TNCC.

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#7

Blue Ridge Community College

Weyers Cave, Virginia
#5 in overall quality

Blue Ridge Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Blue Ridge Community College is located in Weyers Cave, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 40 associates’s biological and physical sciences degrees to qualified students.

BRCC also made our “Best Biological & Physical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $10,671 for southeast region associate degree biological & physical sciences students with aid per year to attend BRCC.

Read more about Biological & Physical Sciences at BRCC

#8

Piedmont Virginia Community College

Charlottesville, Virginia
#8 in overall quality

Piedmont Virginia Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Charlottesville, Virginia, this small public school handed out 21 degrees to qualified associates’s biological and physical sciences students in 2019-2020.

PVCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Biological & Physical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend PVCC is $7,318 for southeast region associate degree biological & physical sciences students with aid.

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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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