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2022 Best Vallue Biological Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k

8 Ranked Colleges
1,120 Degrees Awarded
$12,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Biological Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k

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 Vallue Biological Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 29,162 people earned their degree in biological and physical science, making the major the 36th most popular in the United States. 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 Vallue Biological Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in biological and physical science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent biological and physical science 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 science program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Vallue Biological Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree biological science students whose families make more than $110k.

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

#1

Lord Fairfax Community College

Middletown, Virginia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lord Fairfax Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Vallue Biological Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k. This medium-sized school is located in Middletown, Virginia, and it awarded 181 associates’s biological science degrees in 2019-2020.

Lord Fairfax Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Biological & Physical Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Lord Fairfax Community College is $6,497 for southeast region associate degree biological science students whose families make more than $110k.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Best Vallue Biological Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Virginia Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Northern Virginia Community College is a large public school situated in Annandale, Virginia. It awarded 322 associates’s biological science degrees in 2019-2020.

Northern Virginia Community College also made our “Best Biological & Physical Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Northern Virginia Community College is $10,005 for southeast region associate degree biological science students whose families make more than $110k.

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#3

Reynolds Community College

Richmond, Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Reynolds Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Biological Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Richmond, Virginia, this medium-sized public school awarded 116 degrees to qualified associates’s biological science students in 2019-2020.

Reynolds Community College also made our “Best Biological & Physical Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $5,961 for southeast region associate degree biological science students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Reynolds Community College.

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#4

Tidewater Community College

Norfolk, Virginia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tidewater Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Vallue Biological Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k. Tidewater Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Norfolk, Virginia. It awarded 239 associates’s biological science degrees in 2019-2020.

Tidewater Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Biological & Physical Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Tidewater Community College is $8,408 for southeast region associate degree biological science students whose families make more than $110k.

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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 Vallue Biological Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k. Virginia Western Community College is located in Roanoke, Virginia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 103 associates’s biological science degrees to qualified students.

Virginia Western Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Biological & Physical Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $6,830 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Biological Science students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Virginia Western Community College.

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Thomas Nelson Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Biological Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Hampton, Virginia, and it awarded 96 associates’s biological science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at TNCC, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Biological & Physical Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Thomas Nelson Community College is $7,092 for southeast region associate degree biological science students whose families make more than $110k.

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#7

Blue Ridge Community College

Weyers Cave, Virginia

Blue Ridge Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Biological Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. BRCC is a small school located in Weyers Cave, Virginia that handed out 40 associates’s biological science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree biological science students whose families make more than $110k list, BRCC has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Biological & Physical Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend BRCC is $10,671 for southeast region associate degree biological science students whose families make more than $110k.

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#8

Piedmont Virginia Community College

Charlottesville, Virginia

Piedmont Virginia Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Biological Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Charlottesville, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s biological science degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.

PVCC also took the #8 spot in our “Best Biological & Physical Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Piedmont Virginia Community College is $7,318 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Biological Science students whose families make more than $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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