2023 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Computational Science

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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Scientific Computing Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 1,360 people earned their degree in computational science, making the major the 380th most popular in the United States.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 3 computational science graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Scientific Computing Major” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in computational science. That schools that top this list have a program in computational science in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The scientific computing school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Scientific Computing Major”.

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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Scientific Computing Major

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Scientific Computing Major”.

Top 3 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Computational Science

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Hartnell College
Salinas, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hartnell College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Scientific Computing Major list. Salinas, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s scientific computing degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

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2

University of South Carolina - Beaufort
Bluffton, South Carolina

Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Scientific Computing Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Carolina - Beaufort landed the #2 spot on the list. Bluffton, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s scientific computing degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.

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2

Modesto Junior College
Modesto, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Modesto Junior College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Scientific Computing Major. Modesto, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s scientific computing degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.

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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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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