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2022 Best Value Physical Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

6 Ranked Colleges
1,248 Degrees Awarded
$8,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Physical Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

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 the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

General Physical Sciences is the 135th most popular major in the country with 4,159 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 the Southwest region, there were 1,299 general physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,600 and $11,591 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,248 general physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Physical Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general physical sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general physical sciences programs, but they also cost less that 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Physical Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Physical Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Physical Sciences in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1

Glendale Community College

Glendale, Arizona

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Glendale Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Glendale, Arizona is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s physical science degrees to 207 students in 2019-2020.

Glendale Community College also made our “Best General Physical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Glendale Community College is $8,597 for southwest region associate degree physical science students with aid.

Read more about General Physical Sciences at Glendale Community College

#2

Mesa Community College

Mesa, Arizona

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Physical Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Mesa Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Mesa, Arizona, and it awarded 198 associates’s physical science degrees in 2019-2020.

Mesa Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Physical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Mesa Community College is $9,669 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Physical Science students with aid.

Full Mesa Community College General Physical Sciences Report

#3

University of New Mexico - Taos Campus

Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Mexico - Taos Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Physical Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. University of New Mexico - Taos Campus is a small public school situated in Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico. It awarded 26 associates’s physical science degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM Taos not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Physical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $8,786 for southwest region associate degree physical science students with aid per year to attend UNM Taos.

Full UNM Taos General Physical Sciences Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Physical Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. UNM Gallup is a small public school situated in Gallup, New Mexico. It awarded 7 associates’s physical science degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM Gallup also made our “Best General Physical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend UNM Gallup is $6,622 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Physical Science students with aid.

Full UNM Gallup General Physical Sciences Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Valencia County Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of New Mexico - Valencia County Campus is located in Los Lunas, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 associates’s physical science degrees to qualified students.

UNM Valencia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Physical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UNM Valencia is $8,151 for southwest region associate degree physical science students with aid.

Full University of New Mexico - Valencia County Campus General Physical Sciences Report

University of New Mexico - Los Alamos Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Physical Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. UNM Los Alamos is located in Los Alamos, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 associates’s physical science degrees to qualified students.

UNM Los Alamos not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General Physical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $11,136 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Physical Science students with aid per year to attend University of New Mexico - Los Alamos Campus.

Full UNM Los Alamos General Physical Sciences 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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