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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Biological & Physical Science (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

8 Ranked Colleges
1,120 Degrees Awarded
$7,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Biological Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Biological Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Biological & Physical Science is the 36th most popular major in the country with 29,162 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, biological and physical science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $29,647 and had an average of $18,790 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 2,041 biological and physical science graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,288 and $16,059 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,120 biological and physical science graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Biological Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in biological and physical science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great biological and physical science programs and 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 science program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Biological Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree biological science students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 8 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Biological & Physical Science (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Lord Fairfax Community College

Middletown, Virginia

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Biological Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Lord Fairfax Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Middletown, Virginia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s biological science degrees to 181 students in 2019-2020.

Lord Fairfax Community College also made our “Best Biological & Physical Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Lord Fairfax Community College is $5,698 for southeast region associate degree biological science students whose families make $30-$48k.

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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 Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Northern Virginia Community College is a large public school situated in Annandale, Virginia. It awarded 322 associates’s biological science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northern Virginia Community College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Biological & Physical Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Northern Virginia Community College is $8,818 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Biological Science students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#3

Tidewater Community College

Norfolk, Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tidewater Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Biological Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Norfolk, Virginia, this fairly large public school handed out 239 diplomas to qualified associates’s biological science students in 2019-2020.

Tidewater Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Biological & Physical Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Tidewater Community College is $7,814 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Biological Science students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#4

Reynolds Community College

Richmond, Virginia

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Biological Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Reynolds Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Richmond, Virginia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s biological science degrees to 116 students in 2019-2020.

Reynolds Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Biological & Physical Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $5,425 for southeast region associate degree biological science students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Reynolds Community College.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Western Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Biological Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Roanoke, Virginia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s biological science degrees to 103 students in 2019-2020.

Virginia Western Community College also made our “Best Biological & Physical Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $5,958 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Biological Science students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Virginia Western Community College.

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

Thomas Nelson Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Biological Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in Hampton, Virginia, this medium-sized public school handed out 96 diplomas to qualified associates’s biological science students in 2019-2020.

TNCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Biological & Physical Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $6,211 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Biological Science students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Thomas Nelson Community College.

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#7

Piedmont Virginia Community College

Charlottesville, Virginia

Piedmont Virginia Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Biological Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #7. This small school is located in Charlottesville, Virginia, and it awarded 21 associates’s biological science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree biological science students whose families make $30-$48k list, PVCC has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Biological & Physical Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $6,536 for southeast region associate degree biological science students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Piedmont Virginia Community College.

Full Piedmont Virginia Community College Biological & Physical Science Report

#8

Blue Ridge Community College

Weyers Cave, Virginia

With a ranking of #8, Blue Ridge Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Biological Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. BRCC is a public institution located in Weyers Cave, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 40 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at BRCC, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Biological & Physical Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend BRCC is $10,196 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Biological Science students whose families make $30-$48k.

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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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