2023 Most Well Attended Other Physical Science Major for an Associate

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Other Physical Science Major for an Associate” ranking.

Other Physical Science is the 276th most popular major in the country with 538 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, physical sciences (other) graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $38,982 and had an average of $26,811 in loans still to pay off.

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 “Most Well Attended Other Physical Science Major for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in physical sciences (other). To top this list, a school must have a successful physical sciences (other) program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Well Attended Other Physical Science Major for an Associate

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

Top 5 Most Popular 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 Most Well Attended Other Physical Science Major for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Empire State College landed the #1 spot on the list. SUNY Empire is located in Saratoga Springs, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 72 associates’s physical sciences (other) degrees to qualified students.

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 be in good company if you decide to attend Gateway Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Other Physical Science Major for an Associate list. Gateway Community College is located in New Haven, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s physical sciences (other) degrees to qualified students.

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3

Northwest State Community College
Archbold, Ohio

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Other Physical Science Major for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest State Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Northwest State Community College is a public institution located in Archbold, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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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 Most Well Attended Other Physical Science Major for an Associate 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.

Full Naugatuck Valley Community College Other Physical Science Report

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 Most Well Attended Other Physical Science Major for an Associate. Oklahoma City Community College is a public institution located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Oklahoma City Community College Other Physical Science Report

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.