by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in Nevada” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 50,306 people earned their degree in physical sciences, making the major the 19th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, physical sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $39,880 and had an average of $22,620 in loans still to pay off.
Across Nevada, there were 315 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,500 and $20,802 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 124 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,756 and $17,303 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in Nevada” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in physical sciences. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in physical sciences.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in Nevada” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in Nevada”.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in Nevada that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Nevada College landed the #1 spot on the list. Western Nevada College is a small public school situated in Carson City, Nevada. It awarded 106 associates’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Southern Nevada. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in Nevada list. CSN is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 associates’s physical sciences degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Truckee Meadows Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in Nevada list. Truckee Meadows Community College is a public institution located in Reno, Nevada. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in Nevada that were part of this year’s ranking, Great Basin College landed the #4 spot on the list. Elko, Nevada is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s physical sciences degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
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