by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in Pennsylvania” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 3,823 people earned their degree in physical science, making the major the 179th most popular in the United States.
Across Pennsylvania, there were 63 physical science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 19 physical science graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,360 and $19,957 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in Pennsylvania” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in physical science. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their physical science program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania associate degree physical sciences students.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Valley Forge Military College landed the #1 spot on the list. Valley Forge Military College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Wayne, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Reading Area Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in Pennsylvania. RACC is a public institution located in Reading, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montgomery County Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in Pennsylvania list. Blue Bell, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s physical sciences degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harrisburg Area Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in Pennsylvania list. Harrisburg Area Community College is a public institution located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Harrisburg Area Community College Physical Science Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Community College of Philadelphia. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in Pennsylvania list. Community College of Philadelphia is a public institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Lehigh Carbon Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified associates’s physical sciences students in 2020-2021.
Butler County Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in Pennsylvania list. BC3 is located in Butler, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s physical sciences degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Villanova University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Villanova, Pennsylvania, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 36 diplomas to qualified associates’s physical sciences students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%.
Read full report on Physical Science at Villanova University
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