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2022 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
1,225 Degrees Awarded
$8,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Physical Sciences is the 18th most popular major in the country with 52,879 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, physical sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $38,122 and had an average of $22,339 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 9,250 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,708 and $23,415 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,225 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,733 and $16,201 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in physical sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality 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 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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Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Middlesex County College

Edison, New Jersey
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middlesex County College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Middlesex County College is located in Edison, New Jersey and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 184 associates’s physical sciences degrees to qualified students.

Middlesex County College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Physical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Middlesex County College is $5,292 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Physical Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Physical Sciences at Middlesex County College

#2

LaGuardia Community College

Long Island City, New York
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, LaGuardia Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. LaGuardia Community College is located in Long Island City, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 258 associates’s physical sciences degrees to qualified students.

LaGuardia also took the #3 spot in our “Best Physical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend LaGuardia Community College is $6,135 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Physical Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Physical Sciences at LaGuardia Community College

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Borough of Manhattan Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 103 associates’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

BMCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Physical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for BMCC is $4,405 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Physical Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Borough of Manhattan Community College Physical Sciences Report

#4

Medgar Evers College

Brooklyn, New York
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Medgar Evers College landed the #4 spot on the list. Brooklyn, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s physical sciences degrees to 204 students in 2019-2020.

Medgar also took the #6 spot in our “Best Physical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $4,316 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Physical Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Medgar Evers College.

Read more about Physical Sciences at Medgar

#5

Community College of Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Community College of Philadelphia landed the #5 spot on the list. Community College of Philadelphia is a fairly large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 8 associates’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Community College of Philadelphia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Physical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Community College of Philadelphia is $6,090 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Physical Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Physical Sciences at Community College of Philadelphia

#2 in overall quality

Rochester Institute of Technology landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. RIT is a fairly large school located in Rochester, New York that handed out 2 associates’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

RIT also made our “Best Physical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend RIT is $27,095 for middle atlantic region associate degree physical sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Physical Sciences at RIT

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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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