2022 Best Value General Physics Schools for an Associate

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value General Physics Schools for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

General Physics is the 57th most popular major in the country with 13,287 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,533 general physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Physics Schools for an Associate” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general physics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general physics programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general physics program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The general physics school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value General Physics Schools for an Associate”.

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Best Value General Physics Schools for an Associate

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Physics Schools for an Associate.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Physics

#1

Oklahoma City Community College

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

#1 in overall quality

$6,842 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma City Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value General Physics Schools for an Associate. This fairly large school is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and it awarded 3 associates’s general physics degrees in 2019-2020.

OCCC also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Physics Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for OCCC is $6,842 for Associate Degree General Physics students.

Read more about General Physics at OCCC

#2

Idaho State University

Pocatello, Idaho

#2 in overall quality

$16,810 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value General Physics Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Idaho State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Idaho State University is located in Pocatello, Idaho and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 associates’s general physics degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ISU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Physics Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $16,810 for associate degree general physics students per year to attend ISU.

Read more about General Physics at Idaho State University

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

• *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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