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2022 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

5 Ranked Colleges
1,460 Degrees Awarded
$11,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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 “Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 52,879 people earned their degree in physical sciences, making the major the 18th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, physical sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $38,122 and had an average of $22,339 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 5,739 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,953 and $20,144 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,460 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in physical sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality physical sciences programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the physical sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Mesa Community College

Mesa, Arizona
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mesa Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Mesa Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Mesa, Arizona. It awarded 198 associates’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree physical sciences students whose families make $75-$110k list, Mesa Community College has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Physical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Mesa Community College is $13,789 for southwest region associate degree physical sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#2

Oklahoma City Community College

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma City Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. OCCC is a fairly large school located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma that handed out 17 associates’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at OCCC, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Physical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $11,234 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Physical Sciences students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Oklahoma City Community College.

Full Oklahoma City Community College Physical Sciences Report

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Gallup, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s physical sciences degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree physical sciences students whose families make $75-$110k list, UNM Gallup has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Physical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus is $10,616 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Physical Sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Physical Sciences at University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Valencia County Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This small school is located in Los Lunas, New Mexico, and it awarded 17 associates’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM Valencia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Physical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UNM Valencia is $11,544 for southwest region associate degree physical sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Los Alamos Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Los Alamos, New Mexico, this small public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified associates’s physical sciences students in 2019-2020.

UNM Los Alamos not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Physical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $12,418 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Physical Sciences students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend UNM Los Alamos.

Full UNM Los Alamos Physical Sciences Report

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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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