by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Chemistry Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 20,056 people earned their degree in general chemistry, making the major the 43rd most popular in the United States.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 3,204 general chemistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 50 general chemistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,164 and $17,633 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 21 colleges that offered a degree in general chemistry. That schools that top this list have a program in general chemistry in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region associate degree chemistry students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Community College of Philadelphia. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Community College of Philadelphia is a public institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 12 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Chemistry at Community College of Philadelphia
Out of the 21 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Union County College landed the #2 spot on the list. Union County College is a medium-sized school located in Cranford, New Jersey that handed out 7 associates’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Queensborough Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. This fairly large school is located in Bayside, New York, and it awarded 8 associates’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lehigh Carbon Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Lehigh Carbon Community College is located in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s chemistry degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kingsborough Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Brooklyn, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s chemistry degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Chemistry at Kingsborough Community College
Monroe Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #6. Monroe Community College is a public institution located in Rochester, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Northampton County Area Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Northampton County Area Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. It awarded 3 associates’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Chemistry at Northampton County Area Community College
Essex County College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #8. Essex is located in Newark, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s chemistry degrees to qualified students.
Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus is a public institution located in Sewell, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Chemistry at Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus
With a ranking of #10, Harrisburg Area Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. HACC is a fairly large public school situated in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. It awarded 3 associates’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Chemistry at Harrisburg Area Community College
Community College of Allegheny County came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Community College of Allegheny County is a fairly large public school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 1 associates’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
Warren County Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Warren County Community College is a small public school situated in Washington, New Jersey. It awarded 0 associates’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Chemistry at Warren County Community College
With a ranking of #12, York College of Pennsylvania did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. York College of Pennsylvania is a small school located in York, Pennsylvania that handed out 7 associates’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Chemistry at York College of Pennsylvania
Cumberland County College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Vineland, New Jersey, this small public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s chemistry students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Chemistry at Cumberland County College
Atlantic Cape Community College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This small school is located in Mays Landing, New Jersey, and it awarded 0 associates’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Atlantic Cape Community College General Chemistry Report
With a ranking of #12, Westmoreland County Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Westmoreland County Community College is a small school located in Youngwood, Pennsylvania that handed out 0 associates’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
Luzerne County Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, this small public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s chemistry students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Chemistry at Luzerne County Community College
With a ranking of #12, Saint Francis University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Loretto, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 degrees to qualified associates’s chemistry students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Niagara County Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Niagara County Community College is a small school located in Sanborn, New York that handed out 0 associates’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Chemistry at Niagara County Community College
Cecil College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #12. Located in North East, Maryland, this small public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified associates’s chemistry students in 2020-2021.
Community College of Beaver County ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Monaca, Pennsylvania, this small public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified associates’s chemistry students in 2020-2021.
Full Community College of Beaver County General Chemistry Report
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