by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Physics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Physics is the 68th most popular major in the country with 13,674 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, physics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $42,960 and had an average of $22,756 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 2,435 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,917 and $23,172 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 5 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,164 and $17,633 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Physics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in physics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular physics programs in the United States.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region associate degree physics students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Community College of Allegheny County. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Physics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this fairly large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified associates’s physics students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kingsborough Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Physics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate list. Brooklyn, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s physics degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cecil College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Physics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate. Cecil College is a small school located in North East, Maryland that handed out 1 associates’s physics degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northampton County Area Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Physics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate list. Northampton Community College is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s physics degrees to qualified students.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Physics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Indiana, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 4 associates’s physics degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Physics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Monroe Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Monroe Community College is a public institution located in Rochester, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Community College of Beaver County. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Physics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate. Community College of Beaver County is a small school located in Monaca, Pennsylvania that handed out 0 associates’s physics degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Physics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Westmoreland County Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Westmoreland County Community College is a small school located in Youngwood, Pennsylvania that handed out 0 associates’s physics degrees in 2020-2021.
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