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2022 Best Value Physical Science Schools for an Associate in Nevada For Those Making $0-$30k

1 Ranked Colleges
112 Degrees Awarded
$10,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Physical Science Schools for an Associate in Nevada For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Physical Science Schools for an Associate in Nevada For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 4,159 people earned their degree in general physical sciences, making the major the 135th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, general physical sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $25,050 and had an average of $13,137 in loans still to pay off.

Across Nevada, there were 112 general physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 112 general physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,600 and $18,765 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general physical sciences 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 general physical sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Physical Science Schools for an Associate in Nevada For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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 Physical Science Schools for an Associate in Nevada For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Physical Science Schools for an Associate in Nevada For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Physical Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in Nevada

#1

Western Nevada College

Carson City, Nevada

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Physical Science Schools for an Associate in Nevada For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Nevada College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Carson City, Nevada, and it awarded 112 associates’s physical science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WNC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Physical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in Nevada” ranking. It costs about $10,106 for nevada associate degree physical science students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend WNC.

Full Western Nevada College General Physical Sciences Report

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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