by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Southwest 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 Southwest region, there were 5,145 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,669 and $22,079 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,109 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 64 colleges that offer a degree in physical sciences. That schools that top this list have a program in physical sciences in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree physical sciences students.
Out of the 64 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Taos Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. UNM Taos is a public institution located in Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 28 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Valencia County Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. UNM Valencia is a public institution located in Los Lunas, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 22 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of New Mexico - Valencia County Campus Physical Sciences Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Chandler-Gilbert Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the Southwest Region. Chandler-Gilbert Community College is a public institution located in Chandler, Arizona. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 134 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Estrella Mountain Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. Avondale, Arizona is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s physical sciences degrees to 101 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Physical Sciences at Estrella Mountain Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Glendale Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the Southwest Region. Glendale, Arizona is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s physical sciences degrees to 146 students in 2020-2021.
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Paradise Valley Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Paradise Valley Community College is a medium-sized school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 54 associates’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Paradise Valley Community College Physical Sciences Report
Mesa Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Mesa, Arizona, this fairly large public school handed out 107 degrees to qualified associates’s physical sciences students in 2020-2021.
Scottsdale Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Scottsdale, Arizona, this medium-sized public school handed out 44 diplomas to qualified associates’s physical sciences students in 2020-2021.
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Tulsa Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. Tulsa Community College is a public institution located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 82 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus is a small school located in Gallup, New Mexico that handed out 7 associates’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Phoenix College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Phoenix College is a medium-sized public school situated in Phoenix, Arizona. It awarded 45 associates’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Northern Oklahoma College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Tonkawa, Oklahoma, this small public school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified associates’s physical sciences students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #13, South Mountain Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s physical sciences degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
Full South Mountain Community College Physical Sciences Report
University of New Mexico - Los Alamos Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #14. UNM Los Alamos is a small public school situated in Los Alamos, New Mexico. It awarded 1 associates’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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GateWay Community College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, this small public school handed out 19 degrees to qualified associates’s physical sciences students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #16, Oklahoma Wesleyan University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. OKWU or OWU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. It awarded 3 associates’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
With a ranking of #17, San Juan College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. Farmington, New Mexico is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s physical sciences degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
Arizona Western College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. AWC is a medium-sized public school situated in Yuma, Arizona. It awarded 16 associates’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Del Mar College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #19. DMC is a public institution located in Corpus Christi, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 16 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Mesalands Community College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Mesalands Community College is a public institution located in Tucumcari, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Blinn College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Brenham, Texas, and it awarded 27 associates’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Oklahoma City Community College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking. OCCC is a public institution located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 16 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Dine College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Dine College is a small school located in Tsaile, Arizona that handed out 1 associates’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Austin Community College District landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 41 associates’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Rose State College ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. Rose State College is a medium-sized school located in Midwest City, Oklahoma that handed out 6 associates’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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