2022 Best Value Physics Schools for an Associate

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Physics Schools for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Physics is the 67th most popular major in the country with 14,123 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, physics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $42,475 and had an average of $22,421 in loans still to pay off.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,553 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Physics Schools for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in physics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality physics 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 physics program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The 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 Physics Schools for an Associate”.

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Best Value Physics Schools for an Associate

The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree physics students.

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for 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 Physics Schools for an Associate. Located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, this fairly large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified associates’s physics students in 2019-2020.

OCCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Physics Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Oklahoma City Community College is $6,842 for associate degree physics students.

Full OCCC Physics Report

#2

Idaho State University

Pocatello, Idaho

#2 in overall quality

$16,810 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Idaho State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Physics Schools for an Associate list. This fairly large school is located in Pocatello, Idaho, and it awarded 1 associates’s physics degrees in 2019-2020.

ISU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Physics Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Idaho State University is $16,810 for associate degree physics students.

Full Idaho State University Physics Report

#3

EDIC College

Caguas, <nil>

#3 in overall quality

$4,707 Average Net Price

$20,687 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend EDIC College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Physics Schools for an Associate. EDIC College is a small private for-profit school situated in Caguas, . It awarded 20 associates’s physics degrees in 2019-2020.

EDIC College also made our “Best Physics Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for EDIC College is $4,707 for associate degree physics students.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full EDIC College Physics 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

• *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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