2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Biomedical Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) is the 151st most popular major in the country with 3,845 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, biological and biomedical sciences (other) graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $40,905 and had an average of $31,825 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 1,092 biological and biomedical sciences (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,033 and $43,917 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 28 biological and biomedical sciences (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Biomedical Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in biological and biomedical sciences (other). This ranking identifies schools with high-quality biological and biomedical sciences (other) programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the biological and biomedical sciences (other) program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The biomedical science 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 “Best Value Biomedical Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k”.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.

Best Value Biomedical Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree biomedical science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

Perkinston, Mississippi

#2 in overall quality

$7,303 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Biomedical Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Perkinston, Mississippi, this medium-sized public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified associates’s biomedical science students in 2019-2020.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College also took the #2 spot in our “Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is $7,303 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Biomedical Science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

#2

Cumberland University

Lebanon, Tennessee

#1 in overall quality

$21,979 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Biomedical Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Cumberland University landed the #2 spot on the list. Lebanon, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s biomedical science degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.

CU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Cumberland University is $21,979 for southeast region associate degree biomedical science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) at Cumberland University

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) (Income $0-$30k)

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

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees 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.

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