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2022 Best Value Biological Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

8 Ranked Colleges
1,120 Degrees Awarded
$7,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Biological Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Biological Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Getting Aid” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree biological science students with aid.

Top 8 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Biological & Physical Science in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#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 Getting Aid. Located in Middletown, Virginia, this medium-sized public school awarded 181 degrees to qualified associates’s biological science students in 2019-2020.

Lord Fairfax Community College also made our “Best Biological & Physical Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Lord Fairfax Community College is $6,497 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Biological Science students with aid.

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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Virginia Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Annandale, Virginia, this large public school awarded 322 degrees to qualified associates’s biological science students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northern Virginia Community College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Biological & Physical Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $10,005 for southeast region associate degree biological science students with aid per year to attend Northern Virginia Community College.

Read full report on 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 Getting Aid. Tidewater Community College is a fairly large school located in Norfolk, Virginia that handed out 239 associates’s biological science degrees in 2019-2020.

Tidewater Community College also took the #3 spot in our “Best Biological & Physical Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Tidewater Community College is $8,408 for southeast region associate degree biological science students with aid.

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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 Getting Aid list. This medium-sized school is located in Richmond, Virginia, and it awarded 116 associates’s biological science 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 $5,961 for southeast region associate degree biological science students with aid.

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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 Getting Aid 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 made our “Best Biological & Physical Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $6,830 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Biological Science students with aid per year to attend Virginia Western Community College.

Full Virginia Western Community College Biological & Physical Science Report

Thomas Nelson Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Biological Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. Thomas Nelson Community College is a public institution located in Hampton, Virginia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 96 associates’s 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 yearly cost to attend Thomas Nelson Community College is $7,092 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Biological Science students with aid.

Read more about Biological & Physical Science at TNCC

#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 Getting Aid list. Blue Ridge Community College is a small public school situated in Weyers Cave, Virginia. It awarded 40 associates’s biological science degrees in 2019-2020.

BRCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Biological & Physical Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Blue Ridge Community College is $10,671 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Biological Science students with aid.

Full BRCC Biological & Physical Science Report

#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 Getting Aid ranking. Piedmont Virginia Community College is a public institution located in Charlottesville, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 21 associates’s degrees 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 Piedmont Virginia Community College is $7,318 for southeast region associate degree biological science students with aid.

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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