by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological Science Major” ranking.
Biological & Physical Science is the 38th most popular major in the country with 30,075 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, biological and physical science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $30,402 and had an average of $15,005 in loans still to pay off.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 25,627 biological and physical science graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological Science Major” ranking, we looked at 193 colleges that offer a degree in biological and physical science. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their biological and physical science program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological Science Major” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree biological science students.
Out of the 193 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological Science Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Mt. San Jacinto College landed the #1 spot on the list. MSJC is located in San Jacinto, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 760 associates’s biological science degrees to qualified students.
Full Mt. San Jacinto College Biological & Physical Science Report
Out of the 193 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological Science Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Kishwaukee College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Malta, Illinois, this small public school handed out 155 diplomas to qualified associates’s biological science students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Biological & Physical Science at Kishwaukee College
Out of the 193 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological Science Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Compton College landed the #3 spot on the list. Compton College is a small school located in Compton, California that handed out 119 associates’s biological science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 193 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological Science Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Solano Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Solano College is a medium-sized public school situated in Fairfield, California. It awarded 338 associates’s biological science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Biological & Physical Science at Solano Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Waubonsee Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological Science Major list. Waubonsee Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Sugar Grove, Illinois. It awarded 280 associates’s biological science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Biological & Physical Science at Waubonsee Community College
Pasadena City College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological Science Major list. Pasadena City College is a public institution located in Pasadena, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1,417 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Pasadena City College Biological & Physical Science Report
College of the Redwoods came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological Science Major ranking. College of the Redwoods is a small public school situated in Eureka, California. It awarded 124 associates’s biological science degrees in 2020-2021.
Full College of the Redwoods Biological & Physical Science Report
Lake Tahoe Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological Science Major ranking, coming in at #8. LTCC is located in South Lake Tahoe, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 33 associates’s biological science degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Biological & Physical Science at Lake Tahoe Community College
Copper Mountain Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological Science Major ranking. Located in Joshua Tree, California, this small public school awarded 44 diplomas to qualified associates’s biological science students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, Morton College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological Science Major list. Morton College is a public institution located in Cicero, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 91 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Illinois Valley Community College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological Science Major ranking. IVCC is a public institution located in Oglesby, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 147 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Los Medanos College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological Science Major ranking. Located in Pittsburg, California, this medium-sized public school handed out 317 diplomas to qualified associates’s biological science students in 2020-2021.
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Woodland Community College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological Science Major ranking. Located in Woodland, California, this small public school awarded 69 diplomas to qualified associates’s biological science students in 2020-2021.
Full Woodland Community College Biological & Physical Science Report
With a ranking of #14, Los Angeles Pierce College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological Science Major list. This fairly large school is located in Woodland Hills, California, and it awarded 479 associates’s biological science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Biological & Physical Science at Los Angeles Pierce College
With a ranking of #15, Imperial Valley College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological Science Major list. Imperial, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s biological science degrees to 388 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Biological & Physical Science at Imperial Valley College
City Colleges of Chicago - Harry S Truman College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological Science Major ranking. City Colleges of Chicago - Harry S Truman College is a public institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 101 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Triton College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological Science Major ranking. River Grove, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s biological science degrees to 191 students in 2020-2021.
Sierra College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological Science Major ranking, coming in at #18. This fairly large school is located in Rocklin, California, and it awarded 749 associates’s biological science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Biological & Physical Science at Sierra College
With a ranking of #19, Contra Costa College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological Science Major list. CCC is located in San Pablo, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 214 associates’s biological science degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #20, Victor Valley College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological Science Major list. Located in Victorville, California, this medium-sized public school handed out 418 degrees to qualified associates’s biological science students in 2020-2021.
Full Victor Valley College Biological & Physical Science Report
Yuba College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological Science Major ranking, coming in at #21. Marysville, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s biological science degrees to 153 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #22, Porterville College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological Science Major list. Located in Porterville, California, this small public school handed out 117 diplomas to qualified associates’s biological science students in 2020-2021.
Full Porterville College Biological & Physical Science Report
Moraine Valley Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological Science Major ranking, coming in at #23. Moraine Valley Community College is a fairly large school located in Palos Hills, Illinois that handed out 421 associates’s biological science degrees in 2020-2021.
Rend Lake College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological Science Major ranking. Rend Lake College is a small public school situated in Ina, Illinois. It awarded 140 associates’s biological science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Biological & Physical Science at Rend Lake College
Los Angeles Harbor College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Biological Science Major ranking, coming in at #25. Los Angeles Harbor College is located in Wilmington, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 364 associates’s biological science degrees to qualified students.
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Not only did these schools make the top 29 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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