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

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

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Biological Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 29,162 people earned their degree in biological and physical science, making the major the 36th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, biological and physical science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $29,647 and had an average of $18,790 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 2,041 biological and physical science graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,288 and $16,059 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,120 biological and physical science graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Biological Science 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 science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent biological and physical science programs, but they also 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 science program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Biological 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 biological science students whose families make $0-$30k.

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

#1

Lord Fairfax Community College

Middletown, Virginia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lord Fairfax Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Biological Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This medium-sized school is located in Middletown, Virginia, and it awarded 181 associates’s biological science degrees in 2019-2020.

Lord Fairfax Community College also took the #2 spot in our “Best Biological & Physical Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Lord Fairfax Community College is $5,517 for southeast region associate degree biological science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Lord Fairfax Community College Biological & Physical Science Report

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Biological Science 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 public institution located in Annandale, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 322 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Northern Virginia Community College also made our “Best Biological & Physical Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Northern Virginia Community College is $8,175 for southeast region associate degree biological science students whose families make $0-$30k.

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

#3

Tidewater Community College

Norfolk, Virginia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tidewater Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Biological Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Norfolk, Virginia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s biological science degrees to 239 students in 2019-2020.

Tidewater Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Biological & Physical Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $6,721 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Biological Science students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Tidewater Community College.

Full Tidewater Community College Biological & Physical Science Report

#4

Reynolds Community College

Richmond, Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Reynolds Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Biological Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Reynolds Community College is a public institution located in Richmond, Virginia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 116 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Reynolds Community College also made our “Best Biological & Physical Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Reynolds Community College is $5,107 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Biological Science students whose families make $0-$30k.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Western Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Biological Science 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 science degrees in 2019-2020.

Virginia Western Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Biological & Physical Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Virginia Western Community College is $6,179 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Biological Science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Virginia Western Community College Biological & Physical Science Report

Thomas Nelson Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biological Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. TNCC is a medium-sized school located in Hampton, Virginia that handed out 96 associates’s biological science degrees in 2019-2020.

TNCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Biological & Physical Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for TNCC is $5,696 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Biological Science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full TNCC Biological & Physical Science Report

#7

Blue Ridge Community College

Weyers Cave, Virginia

Blue Ridge Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biological Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. BRCC is a small school located in Weyers Cave, Virginia that handed out 40 associates’s biological science degrees in 2019-2020.

BRCC also took the #5 spot in our “Best Biological & Physical Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $9,611 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Biological Science students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Blue Ridge Community College.

Read more about Biological & Physical Science at Blue Ridge Community College

#8

Piedmont Virginia Community College

Charlottesville, Virginia

Piedmont Virginia Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Biological Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Piedmont Virginia Community College is a small public school situated in Charlottesville, Virginia. It awarded 21 associates’s biological science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree biological science students whose families make $0-$30k list, PVCC has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Biological & Physical Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Piedmont Virginia Community College is $5,950 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Biological Science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Piedmont Virginia Community College Biological & Physical Science Report

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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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