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 “Most Well Attended Physical Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 3,823 people earned their degree in general physical sciences, making the major the 144th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, general physical sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $26,561 and had an average of $12,761 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 24 general physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 20 general physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,822 and $20,997 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Physical Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in general physical sciences. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in general physical sciences.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended Physical Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region associate degree physical science students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Utah Valley University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Physical Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate. Utah Valley University is a large school located in Orem, Utah that handed out 19 associates’s physical science degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Snow College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Physical Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate list. Snow College is located in Ephraim, Utah and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s physical science degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Wyoming College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Physical Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate. CWC is located in Riverton, Wyoming and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s physical science degrees to qualified students.
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