2022 Best Vallue Physics Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Physics Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Physics is the 67th most popular major in the country with 14,123 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, physics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $42,475 and had an average of $22,421 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,185 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,500 and $22,324 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 67 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great physics programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the physics program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The physics school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Vallue Physics Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k”.

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Best Vallue Physics Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Physics Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 1 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Physics (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Oklahoma City Community College

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

#1 in overall quality

$6,842 Average Net Price

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Vallue Physics Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma City Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Oklahoma City Community College is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 associates’s physics degrees to qualified students.

OCCC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Physics Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for OCCC is $6,842 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Physics students whose families make more than $110k.

Read full report on Physics at OCCC

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Physics (Income Over $110k)

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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