by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 2,214 people earned their degree in natural sciences, making the major the 345th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 941 natural sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 142 natural sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in natural sciences. That schools that top this list have a program in natural sciences in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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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 Natural Sciences Major in the Southwest Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree natural sciences students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lee College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. Lee College is located in Baytown, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 88 associates’s natural sciences degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of the Mainland. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. COM is a public institution located in Texas City, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 27 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Redlands Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Redlands Community College is located in El Reno, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 associates’s natural sciences degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Carlsbad landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Carlsbad, New Mexico, this small public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s natural sciences students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Blinn College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in Brenham, Texas, and it awarded 0 associates’s natural sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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