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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Physical Science (Income $48-$75k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

5 Ranked Colleges
1,045 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the physical science program at the school. 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 $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region associate degree physical sciences students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Physical Science (Income $48-$75k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Middlesex County College

Edison, New Jersey
#1 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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Middlesex County College landed the #1 spot on the list. Middlesex County College is a fairly large school located in Edison, New Jersey that handed out 180 associates’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Middlesex County College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Physical Science Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Middlesex County College is $8,535 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Physical Sciences students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, LaGuardia Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Long Island City, New York, and 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 Community College is $10,131 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Physical Sciences students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Borough of Manhattan Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 103 associates’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region associate degree physical sciences students whose families make $48-$75k list, BMCC has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Physical Science Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend BMCC is $8,582 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Physical Sciences students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#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 $48-$75k list. Medgar Evers College is a medium-sized school located in Brooklyn, New York that handed out 204 associates’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Medgar also took the #5 spot in our “Best Physical Science Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Medgar Evers College is $9,868 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Physical Sciences students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rochester Institute of Technology. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k. RIT is a fairly large school located in Rochester, New York that handed out 2 associates’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

RIT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Physical Science Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for RIT is $28,684 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Physical Sciences students whose families make $48-$75k.

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 student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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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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