2023 Most Well Attended Scientific Computing Major for an Associate

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Scientific Computing Major for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Computational Science is the 380th most popular major in the country with 1,360 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

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 “Most Well Attended Scientific Computing Major for an Associate” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in computational science. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in computational science.

For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Scientific Computing Major for an Associate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Most Well Attended Scientific Computing Major for an Associate

The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree scientific computing students.

Top 3 Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Computational Science

1

Hartnell College
Salinas, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hartnell College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Scientific Computing Major for an Associate list. Located in Salinas, California, this medium-sized public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified associates’s scientific computing students in 2020-2021.

Full Hartnell College Computational Science Report

2

University of South Carolina - Beaufort
Bluffton, South Carolina

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended Scientific Computing Major for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Carolina - Beaufort landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Bluffton, South Carolina, this small public school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified associates’s scientific computing students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Computational Science at University of South Carolina - Beaufort

2

Modesto Junior College
Modesto, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Modesto Junior College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Scientific Computing Major for an Associate list. MJC is a fairly large public school situated in Modesto, California. It awarded 0 associates’s scientific computing degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Computational Science at Modesto Junior College

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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