2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Physical Sciences
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Physical Science Schools for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2019-2020, 4,159 people earned their degree in general physical sciences, making the major the 135th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, general physical sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $25,050 and had an average of $13,137 in loans still to pay off.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 3,820 general physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Physical Science Schools for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 14 colleges that offer a degree in general physical sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general physical sciences programs that also have a lower cost than 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 general physical sciences program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Physical Science Schools for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Physical Science Schools for an Associate.
Top 14 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Physical Sciences
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middlesex County College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Science Schools for an Associate list. This fairly large school is located in Edison, New Jersey, and it awarded 180 associates’s physical science degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree physical science students list, Middlesex County College has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Physical Sciences Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Middlesex County College is $6,649 for Associate Degree Physical Science students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Glendale Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Science Schools for an Associate list. Glendale Community College is located in Glendale, Arizona and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 207 associates’s physical science degrees to qualified students.
Glendale Community College also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Physical Sciences Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $8,597 for Associate Degree Physical Science students per year to attend Glendale Community College.
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Out of the 14 schools in the Best Value Physical Science Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Mesa Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Mesa Community College is a public institution located in Mesa, Arizona. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 198 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Mesa Community College also made our “Best General Physical Sciences Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend Mesa Community College is $9,669 for associate degree physical science students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend LaGuardia Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Science Schools for an Associate list. LaGuardia Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Long Island City, New York. It awarded 258 associates’s physical science degrees in 2019-2020.
LaGuardia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Physical Sciences Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $6,766 for Associate Degree Physical Science students per year to attend LaGuardia Community College.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Nevada College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Physical Science Schools for an Associate. Carson City, Nevada is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s physical science degrees to 112 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree physical science students list, WNC has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best General Physical Sciences Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for WNC is $10,819 for associate degree physical science students.
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Richard Bland College of William and Mary came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physical Science Schools for an Associate ranking. RBC is a small public school situated in South Prince George, Virginia. It awarded 168 associates’s physical science degrees in 2019-2020.
RBC also took the #7 spot in our “Best General Physical Sciences Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Richard Bland College of William and Mary is $12,736 for associate degree physical science students.
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Borough of Manhattan Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Physical Science Schools for an Associate list. BMCC is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 103 associates’s physical science degrees to qualified students.
BMCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best General Physical Sciences Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend BMCC is $5,158 for Associate Degree Physical Science students.
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University of New Mexico - Taos Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Physical Science Schools for an Associate list. UNM Taos is a small public school situated in Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico. It awarded 26 associates’s physical science degrees in 2019-2020.
UNM Taos also took the #10 spot in our “Best General Physical Sciences Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $8,786 for Associate Degree Physical Science students per year to attend University of New Mexico - Taos Campus.
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Medgar Evers College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Physical Science Schools for an Associate list. Medgar Evers College is a medium-sized public school situated in Brooklyn, New York. It awarded 204 associates’s physical science degrees in 2019-2020.
Medgar also took the #9 spot in our “Best General Physical Sciences Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Medgar is $5,507 for Associate Degree Physical Science students.
University of New Mexico - Valencia County Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Physical Science Schools for an Associate list. University of New Mexico - Valencia County Campus is located in Los Lunas, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 associates’s physical science degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNM Valencia, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best General Physical Sciences Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $8,151 for associate degree physical science students per year to attend UNM Valencia.
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With a ranking of #11, University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Physical Science Schools for an Associate list. UNM Gallup is a small public school situated in Gallup, New Mexico. It awarded 7 associates’s physical science degrees in 2019-2020.
UNM Gallup did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best General Physical Sciences Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus is $6,622 for associate degree physical science students.
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Tacoma Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Physical Science Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #12. Tacoma Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Tacoma, Washington. It awarded 2 associates’s physical science degrees in 2019-2020.
Tacoma Community College also made our “Best General Physical Sciences Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #13. The estimated yearly cost for Tacoma Community College is $6,504 for Associate Degree Physical Science students.
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University of New Mexico - Los Alamos Campus came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physical Science Schools for an Associate ranking. University of New Mexico - Los Alamos Campus is located in Los Alamos, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 associates’s physical science degrees to qualified students.
UNM Los Alamos also made our “Best General Physical Sciences Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #14. The estimated yearly cost for University of New Mexico - Los Alamos Campus is $11,136 for associate degree physical science students.
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Rochester Institute of Technology came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physical Science Schools for an Associate ranking. Rochester, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s physical science degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.
RIT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Physical Sciences Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $33,167 for associate degree physical science students per year to attend Rochester Institute of Technology.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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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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