2023 Most Well Attended Physical Sciences Major in Idaho for an Associate

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 “Most Well Attended Physical Sciences Major in Idaho for an Associate” ranking.

Physical Sciences is the 19th most popular major in the country with 50,306 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 Idaho, there were 208 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,939 and $25,806 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 8 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,761 and $18,399 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Physical Sciences Major in Idaho for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in physical sciences. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in physical sciences.

For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Well Attended Physical Sciences Major in Idaho for an Associate

The colleges and universities below are the best for idaho associate degree physical sciences students.

Top 4 Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences in Idaho

1

College of Western Idaho
Nampa, Idaho

#9 overall quality in Idaho

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Western Idaho. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Physical Sciences Major in Idaho for an Associate list. College of Western Idaho is a fairly large public school situated in Nampa, Idaho. It awarded 3 associates’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

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2

Idaho State University
Pocatello, Idaho

#6 overall quality in Idaho

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Idaho State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Physical Sciences Major in Idaho for an Associate list. Located in Pocatello, Idaho, this fairly large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified associates’s physical sciences students in 2020-2021.

Full Idaho State University Physical Sciences Report

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College of Southern Idaho
Twin Falls, Idaho

#10 overall quality in Idaho

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of Southern Idaho. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Physical Sciences Major in Idaho for an Associate. College of Southern Idaho is a medium-sized public school situated in Twin Falls, Idaho. It awarded 2 associates’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

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North Idaho College
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

#7 overall quality in Idaho

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Idaho College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Physical Sciences Major in Idaho for an Associate. NIC is a small public school situated in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. It awarded 1 associates’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

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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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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.

Credits

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