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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Physical Science (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

5 Ranked Colleges
1,045 Degrees Awarded
$9,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

Physical Science is the 154th most popular major in the country with 4,159 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 1,195 physical science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,045 physical science graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,733 and $16,201 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in physical science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent physical science programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the physical science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Physical Science (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Middlesex County College

Edison, New Jersey
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Middlesex County College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This fairly large school is located in Edison, New Jersey, and it awarded 180 associates’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Middlesex County College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Physical Science Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Middlesex County College is $5,292 for middle atlantic region associate degree physical sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Physical Science at Middlesex County College

#2

LaGuardia Community College

Long Island City, New York
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, LaGuardia Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. LaGuardia Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Long Island City, New York. It awarded 258 associates’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

LaGuardia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Physical Science Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend LaGuardia is $6,135 for middle atlantic region associate degree physical sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Physical Science at LaGuardia

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Borough of Manhattan Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in New York, New York, this large public school handed out 103 diplomas to qualified associates’s physical sciences students in 2019-2020.

BMCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Physical Science Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Borough of Manhattan Community College is $4,405 for middle atlantic region associate degree physical sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Borough of Manhattan Community College Physical Science Report

#4

Medgar Evers College

Brooklyn, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Medgar Evers College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Medgar Evers College is a medium-sized public school situated in Brooklyn, New York. It awarded 204 associates’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Medgar, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Physical Science Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Medgar is $4,316 for middle atlantic region associate degree physical sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Physical Science at Medgar Evers College

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rochester Institute of Technology landed the #5 spot on the list. RIT is located in Rochester, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 associates’s physical sciences degrees to qualified students.

RIT also made our “Best Physical Science Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Rochester Institute of Technology is $27,095 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Physical Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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