by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Natural Sciences Major for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Natural Sciences is the 345th most popular major in the country with 2,214 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 476 natural sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Natural Sciences Major for an Associate” ranking analyzed 33 colleges that offered a degree in natural sciences. To top this list, a school must have a successful natural sciences program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Natural Sciences Major for an Associate”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kapiolani Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Natural Sciences Major for an Associate. Located in Honolulu, Hawaii, this medium-sized public school awarded 95 degrees to qualified associates’s natural sciences students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 33 schools in the Most Well Attended Natural Sciences Major for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Lee College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Baytown, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 88 diplomas to qualified associates’s natural sciences students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 33 schools in the Most Well Attended Natural Sciences Major for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Bossier Parish Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Bossier City, Louisiana, and it awarded 63 associates’s natural sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Leeward Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Natural Sciences Major for an Associate list. Located in Pearl City, Hawaii, this medium-sized public school handed out 50 degrees to qualified associates’s natural sciences students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of the Mainland. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Natural Sciences Major for an Associate list. College of the Mainland is a small public school situated in Texas City, Texas. It awarded 27 associates’s natural sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Erie Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Natural Sciences Major for an Associate ranking. Erie Community College is a medium-sized school located in Buffalo, New York that handed out 22 associates’s natural sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, University of Hawaii Maui College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Natural Sciences Major for an Associate list. University of Hawaii Maui College is a public institution located in Kahului, Hawaii. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Windward Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Natural Sciences Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #8. Windward Community College is a small school located in Kaneohe, Hawaii that handed out 14 associates’s natural sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Alaska Fairbanks ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Natural Sciences Major for an Associate list. This medium-sized school is located in Fairbanks, Alaska, and it awarded 14 associates’s natural sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Kauai Community College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Natural Sciences Major for an Associate ranking. Kauai Community College is a small public school situated in Lihue, Hawaii. It awarded 8 associates’s natural sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #12, Laramie County Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Natural Sciences Major for an Associate list. LCCC is a small school located in Cheyenne, Wyoming that handed out 7 associates’s natural sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Laramie County Community College Natural Sciences Report
Haskell Indian Nations University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Natural Sciences Major for an Associate ranking. Haskell is a public institution located in Lawrence, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Haskell Indian Nations University Natural Sciences Report
Franciscan University of Steubenville ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Natural Sciences Major for an Associate list. Steubenville, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s natural sciences degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Lewis - Clark State College ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Natural Sciences Major for an Associate list. This small school is located in Lewiston, Idaho, and it awarded 6 associates’s natural sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Redlands Community College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Natural Sciences Major for an Associate ranking. Redlands Community College is a public institution located in El Reno, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Madonna University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Natural Sciences Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #16. Madonna is located in Livonia, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 associates’s natural sciences degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #18, Western Wyoming Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Natural Sciences Major for an Associate list. WWCC is a public institution located in Rock Springs, Wyoming. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Western Wyoming Community College Natural Sciences Report
Arkansas State University - Newport came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Natural Sciences Major for an Associate ranking. Arkansas State University - Newport is located in Newport, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associates’s natural sciences degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas ranked #18 on this year’s Most Well Attended Natural Sciences Major for an Associate list. De Queen, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s natural sciences degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
University of Puerto Rico - Utuado ranked #18 on this year’s Most Well Attended Natural Sciences Major for an Associate list. University of Puerto Rico - Utuado is a small public school situated in Utuado, . It awarded 4 associates’s natural sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Honolulu Community College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Natural Sciences Major for an Associate ranking. This small school is located in Honolulu, Hawaii, and it awarded 3 associates’s natural sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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National Park College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Natural Sciences Major for an Associate ranking. Located in Hot Springs, Arkansas, this small public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified associates’s natural sciences students in 2020-2021.
Hawaii Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Natural Sciences Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #24. Hawaii Community College is located in Hilo, Hawaii and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s natural sciences degrees to qualified students.
Northwest State Community College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Natural Sciences Major for an Associate ranking. Northwest State Community College is a small school located in Archbold, Ohio that handed out 1 associates’s natural sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Northwest State Community College Natural Sciences Report
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