by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 the Middle Atlantic region, there were 9,556 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,887 and $23,055 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,246 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,164 and $17,633 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 43 colleges that offered a degree in physical sciences. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in physical sciences.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region associate degree physical sciences students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Medgar Evers College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Brooklyn, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s physical sciences degrees to 225 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 43 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Middlesex County College landed the #2 spot on the list. Edison, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s physical sciences degrees to 207 students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 43 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, LaGuardia Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. LaGuardia Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Long Island City, New York. It awarded 243 associates’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 43 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Valley Forge Military College landed the #4 spot on the list. Valley Forge Military College is located in Wayne, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s physical sciences degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Warren County Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Washington, New Jersey is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s physical sciences degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Physical Sciences at Warren County Community College
With a ranking of #6, Queensborough Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Bayside, New York, this fairly large public school awarded 77 degrees to qualified associates’s physical sciences students in 2020-2021.
Full Queensborough Community College Physical Sciences Report
Borough of Manhattan Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Borough of Manhattan Community College is a fairly large public school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 131 associates’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Herkimer County Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Herkimer County Community College is a public institution located in Herkimer, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Herkimer County Community College Physical Sciences Report
College of Staten Island CUNY did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Staten Island, New York, this fairly large public school awarded 71 diplomas to qualified associates’s physical sciences students in 2020-2021.
SUNY Empire State College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. SUNY Empire State College is a medium-sized school located in Saratoga Springs, New York that handed out 72 associates’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #11, Bronx Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Bronx Community College is a public institution located in Bronx, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 38 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
New York City College of Technology came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Brooklyn, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s physical sciences degrees to 70 students in 2020-2021.
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Hostos Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #13. Bronx, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s physical sciences degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
Reading Area Community College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Reading, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s physical sciences degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Community College of Philadelphia came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Community College of Philadelphia is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 associates’s physical sciences degrees to qualified students.
Full Community College of Philadelphia Physical Sciences Report
Union County College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Union County College is a public institution located in Cranford, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Kingsborough Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #17. KCC is a fairly large public school situated in Brooklyn, New York. It awarded 8 associates’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Physical Sciences at Kingsborough Community College
With a ranking of #18, Carroll Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Westminster, Maryland is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s physical sciences degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
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Montgomery County Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #19. Montgomery County Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania. It awarded 5 associates’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Montgomery County Community College Physical Sciences Report
Cecil College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #20. Cecil College is a small public school situated in North East, Maryland. It awarded 1 associates’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Lehigh Carbon Community College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified associates’s physical sciences students in 2020-2021.
Northampton County Area Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #22. This medium-sized school is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 4 associates’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Harrisburg Area Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #23. HACC is a fairly large school located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania that handed out 5 associates’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Physical Sciences at Harrisburg Area Community College
With a ranking of #24, Monroe Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Monroe Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Rochester, New York. It awarded 4 associates’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Essex County College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Essex County College is a public institution located in Newark, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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