by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Natural Sciences Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Natural Sciences is the 208th most popular major in the country with 2,214 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, natural sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $25,745 and had an average of $18,648 in loans still to pay off.
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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major” ranking analyzed 33 colleges that offered a degree in natural sciences. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their natural sciences program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree natural sciences students.
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 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major. Kapiolani CC is a medium-sized public school situated in Honolulu, Hawaii. It awarded 95 associates’s natural sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 33 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Windward Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Windward CC is located in Kaneohe, Hawaii and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 associates’s natural sciences degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 33 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Bossier Parish Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Bossier Parish Community College is located in Bossier City, Louisiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 63 associates’s natural sciences degrees to qualified students.
Full Bossier Parish Community College Natural Sciences Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Puerto Rico - Utuado. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major. Utuado, 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.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Leeward Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major. Located in Pearl City, Hawaii, this medium-sized public school handed out 50 diplomas to qualified associates’s natural sciences students in 2020-2021.
Haskell Indian Nations University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major list. Haskell is a small school located in Lawrence, Kansas that handed out 6 associates’s natural sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Kauai Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major list. Kauai Community College is located in Lihue, Hawaii and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 associates’s natural sciences degrees to qualified students.
University of Hawaii Maui College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major ranking. This small school is located in Kahului, Hawaii, and it awarded 14 associates’s natural sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Lee College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major ranking. Located in Baytown, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 88 diplomas to qualified associates’s natural sciences students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #11, College of the Mainland did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major list. COM is a small school located in Texas City, Texas that handed out 27 associates’s natural sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Redlands Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #12. 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.
With a ranking of #13, Erie Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major list. 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.
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Western Wyoming Community College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major list. Western Wyoming Community College is a small public school situated in Rock Springs, Wyoming. It awarded 4 associates’s natural sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Alaska Fairbanks landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major ranking. UAF is a public institution located in Fairbanks, Alaska. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 14 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #16, Laramie County Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major list. Laramie County Community College is a public institution located in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Franciscan University of Steubenville came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major ranking. This small school is located in Steubenville, Ohio, and it awarded 6 associates’s natural sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Lewis - Clark State College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major list. Lewis - Clark State College is a public institution located in Lewiston, Idaho. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major ranking. Located in De Queen, Arkansas, this small public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified associates’s natural sciences students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #20, Madonna University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major list. Livonia, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s natural sciences degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #21, Honolulu Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major list. Honolulu CC is located in Honolulu, Hawaii and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s natural sciences degrees to qualified students.
National Park College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major ranking. This small school is located in Hot Springs, Arkansas, and it awarded 3 associates’s natural sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #23, Arkansas State University - Newport did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major list. This small school is located in Newport, Arkansas, and it awarded 4 associates’s natural sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Read full report on Natural Sciences at Arkansas State University - Newport
Northwest State Community College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major ranking. Northwest State Community College is a small public school situated in Archbold, Ohio. It awarded 1 associates’s natural sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Northwest State Community College Natural Sciences Report
Hawaii Community College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major ranking. Hawaii Community College is a public institution located in Hilo, Hawaii. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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