2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Science Tech Major in the Plains States Region
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Science Tech Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 2,909 people earned their degree in physical science technicians, making the major the 213th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, physical science technicians graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $53,818 and had an average of $12,928 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Plains States region, there were 18 physical science technicians graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 2 physical science technicians graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Science Tech Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in physical science technicians. That schools that top this list have a program in physical science technicians in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The physical science tech school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Science Tech Major in the Plains States Region”.
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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Science Tech Major in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Science Tech Major in the Plains States Region”.
Top 3 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Physical Science Technicians in the Plains States Region
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Science Tech Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Seward County Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Liberal, Kansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s physical science tech degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Physical Science Technicians at Seward County Community College
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Science Tech Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Dakota landed the #2 spot on the list. University of South Dakota is located in Vermillion, South Dakota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s physical science tech degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of South Dakota Physical Science Technicians Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Paul College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Science Tech Major in the Plains States Region list. Saint Paul College is a medium-sized public school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 0 associates’s physical science tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Physical Science Technicians at Saint Paul College
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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
- *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.