2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Other Physical Science Major

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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Other Physical Science Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 538 people earned their degree in physical sciences (other), making the major the 562nd most popular in the United States.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 73 physical sciences (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Other Physical Science Major” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in physical sciences (other). The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their physical sciences (other) program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Other Physical Science Major

The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree other physical science students.

Top 5 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Other Physical Science

1

SUNY Empire State College
Saratoga Springs, New York

Top 5% overall quality in United States

Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Other Physical Science Major that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Empire State College landed the #1 spot on the list. Saratoga Springs, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s physical sciences (other) degrees to 72 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.

Full SUNY Empire Other Physical Science Report

2

Gateway Community College
New Haven, Connecticut

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Gateway Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Other Physical Science Major. This medium-sized school is located in New Haven, Connecticut, and it awarded 1 associates’s physical sciences (other) degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Other Physical Science at Gateway Community College

3

Naugatuck Valley Community College
Waterbury, Connecticut

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Naugatuck Valley Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Other Physical Science Major list. Naugatuck Valley Community College is located in Waterbury, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s physical sciences (other) degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Other Physical Science at Naugatuck Valley Community College

3

Oklahoma City Community College
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Top 25% overall quality in United States

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma City Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Other Physical Science Major. OCCC is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s physical sciences (other) degrees to qualified students.

Full Oklahoma City Community College Other Physical Science Report

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Northwest State Community College
Archbold, Ohio

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest State Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Other Physical Science Major list. Northwest State Community College is located in Archbold, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s physical sciences (other) degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Other Physical Science at Northwest State Community College

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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to NASA.