2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Physical Science in the Southwest Region
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Physical Science is the 154th most popular major in the country with 4,159 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
Across the Southwest region, there were 1,299 physical science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,248 physical science graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in physical science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality physical science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the physical science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region.
Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Physical Science in the Southwest Region
Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Glendale Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Glendale, Arizona, this fairly large public school handed out 207 diplomas to qualified associates’s physical sciences students in 2019-2020.
Glendale Community College also made our “Best Physical Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $8,597 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Physical Sciences students per year to attend Glendale Community College.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mesa Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. Located in Mesa, Arizona, this fairly large public school handed out 198 degrees to qualified associates’s physical sciences students in 2019-2020.
Mesa Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Physical Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Mesa Community College is $9,669 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Physical Sciences students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Mexico - Taos Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region. UNM Taos is a public institution located in Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 26 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UNM Taos not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Physical Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of New Mexico - Taos Campus is $8,786 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Physical Sciences students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Valencia County Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. UNM Valencia is located in Los Lunas, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 associates’s physical sciences degrees to qualified students.
UNM Valencia also took the #4 spot in our “Best Physical Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $8,151 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Physical Sciences students per year to attend University of New Mexico - Valencia County Campus.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region. UNM Gallup is a small public school situated in Gallup, New Mexico. It awarded 7 associates’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
UNM Gallup did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Physical Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UNM Gallup is $6,622 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Physical Sciences students.
University of New Mexico - Los Alamos Campus landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking. UNM Los Alamos is a public institution located in Los Alamos, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UNM Los Alamos also took the #6 spot in our “Best Physical Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $11,136 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Physical Sciences students per year to attend University of New Mexico - Los Alamos Campus.
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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%.
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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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