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2022 Best Value Biological Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

8 Ranked Colleges
1,120 Degrees Awarded
$24,850 Avg Salary
Best Value Biological Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Biological Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking.

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 $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in biological and physical science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great biological and physical science 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 science program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Biological Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Biological Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 8 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Biological & Physical Science (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Lord Fairfax Community College

Middletown, Virginia

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Biological Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k 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 science degrees to 181 students in 2019-2020.

Lord Fairfax Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Biological & Physical Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $7,215 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Biological Science students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Lord Fairfax Community College.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Virginia Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Biological Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Northern Virginia Community College is located in Annandale, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 322 associates’s biological science degrees to qualified students.

Northern Virginia Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Biological & Physical Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Northern Virginia Community College is $10,980 for southeast region associate degree biological science students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#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 $48-$75k. 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. The yearly cost to attend Tidewater Community College is $9,775 for southeast region associate degree biological science students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#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 $48-$75k list. Reynolds Community College is located in Richmond, Virginia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 116 associates’s biological science degrees to qualified students.

Reynolds Community College also took the #4 spot in our “Best Biological & Physical Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Reynolds Community College is $7,309 for southeast region associate degree biological science students whose families make $48-$75k.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Biological Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Western Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Virginia Western Community College is located in Roanoke, Virginia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 103 associates’s biological science degrees to qualified students.

Virginia Western Community College also took the #6 spot in our “Best Biological & Physical Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Virginia Western Community College is $7,821 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Biological Science students whose families make $48-$75k.

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Thomas Nelson Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Biological Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Hampton, Virginia, this medium-sized public school awarded 96 degrees to qualified associates’s biological science students in 2019-2020.

TNCC also made our “Best Biological & Physical Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $8,439 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Biological Science students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Thomas Nelson Community College.

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#7

Blue Ridge Community College

Weyers Cave, Virginia

Blue Ridge Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Biological Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. BRCC is a public institution located in Weyers Cave, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 40 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

BRCC also made our “Best Biological & Physical Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $11,193 for southeast region associate degree biological science students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend BRCC.

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#8

Piedmont Virginia Community College

Charlottesville, Virginia

With a ranking of #8, Piedmont Virginia Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Biological Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Charlottesville, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s biological science degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.

PVCC also took the #8 spot in our “Best Biological & Physical Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for PVCC is $8,118 for southeast region associate degree biological science students whose families make $48-$75k.

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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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