by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 in the Southeast Region for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 2,214 people earned their degree in natural sciences, making the major the 208th most popular in the United States. 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.
Across the Southeast region, there were 151 natural sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,445 and $24,105 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 74 natural sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,328 and $20,384 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Natural Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in natural sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular natural sciences programs in the United States.
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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 Natural Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree natural sciences students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bossier Parish Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Natural Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. Bossier City, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s natural sciences degrees to 63 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Natural Sciences at Bossier Parish Community College
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Natural Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas State University - Newport landed the #2 spot on the list. Newport, 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.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Arkansas State University - Newport Natural Sciences Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Natural Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate. UA Cossatot is a small public school situated in De Queen, Arkansas. It awarded 4 associates’s natural sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Natural Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, National Park College landed the #4 spot on the list. National Park College is a small public school situated in Hot Springs, Arkansas. It awarded 3 associates’s natural sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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