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2022 Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

8 Ranked Colleges
1,120 Degrees Awarded
$6,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences 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.

In 2019-2020, 29,162 people earned their degree in biological and physical sciences, making the major the 29th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 2,041 biological and physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,120 biological and physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in biological and physical sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great biological and physical sciences programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the biological and physical sciences program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences 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 biological & physical sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 8 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Biological & Physical Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Lord Fairfax Community College

Middletown, Virginia
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Lord Fairfax Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Middletown, Virginia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s biological and physical sciences degrees to 181 students in 2019-2020.

Lord Fairfax Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Biological & Physical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Lord Fairfax Community College is $5,517 for southeast region associate degree biological & physical sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Biological & Physical Sciences at Lord Fairfax Community College

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Virginia Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Northern Virginia Community College is a large public school situated in Annandale, Virginia. It awarded 322 associates’s biological and physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree biological & physical sciences students whose families make $0-$30k list, Northern Virginia Community College has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Biological & Physical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Northern Virginia Community College is $8,175 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Biological & Physical Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Biological & Physical Sciences at Northern Virginia Community College

#3

Tidewater Community College

Norfolk, Virginia
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Tidewater Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Norfolk, Virginia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s biological and physical sciences degrees to 239 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree biological & physical sciences students whose families make $0-$30k list, Tidewater Community College has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Biological & Physical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Tidewater Community College is $6,721 for southeast region associate degree biological & physical sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Tidewater Community College Biological & Physical Sciences Report

#4

Reynolds Community College

Richmond, Virginia
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Reynolds Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Richmond, Virginia, this medium-sized public school handed out 116 degrees to qualified associates’s biological and physical sciences students in 2019-2020.

Reynolds Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Biological & Physical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Reynolds Community College is $5,107 for southeast region associate degree biological & physical sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Reynolds Community College Biological & Physical Sciences Report

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Western Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Virginia Western Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Roanoke, Virginia. It awarded 103 associates’s biological and physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree biological & physical sciences students whose families make $0-$30k list, Virginia Western Community College has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Biological & Physical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Virginia Western Community College is $6,179 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Biological & Physical Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Biological & Physical Sciences at Virginia Western Community College

#7 in overall quality

Thomas Nelson Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Thomas Nelson Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Hampton, Virginia. It awarded 96 associates’s biological and physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

TNCC also made our “Best Biological & Physical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $5,696 for southeast region associate degree biological & physical sciences students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend TNCC.

Read full report on Biological & Physical Sciences at Thomas Nelson Community College

#7

Blue Ridge Community College

Weyers Cave, Virginia
#5 in overall quality

Blue Ridge Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Weyers Cave, Virginia, this small public school handed out 40 degrees to qualified associates’s biological and physical sciences students in 2019-2020.

BRCC also took the #5 spot in our “Best Biological & Physical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for BRCC is $9,611 for southeast region associate degree biological & physical sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full BRCC Biological & Physical Sciences Report

#8

Piedmont Virginia Community College

Charlottesville, Virginia
#8 in overall quality

Piedmont Virginia Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Biological & Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. PVCC is a small school located in Charlottesville, Virginia that handed out 21 associates’s biological and physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

PVCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Biological & Physical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $5,950 for southeast region associate degree biological & physical sciences students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Piedmont Virginia Community College.

Read full report on Biological & Physical Sciences at Piedmont Virginia Community 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

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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