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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences (Income $75-$110k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

6 Ranked Colleges
1,225 Degrees Awarded
$15,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 52,879 people earned their degree in physical sciences, making the major the 18th most popular in the United States. 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 $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in physical sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality physical sciences programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the physical sciences program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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 $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences (Income $75-$110k) 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 $75-$110k list. Middlesex County College is a fairly large public school situated in Edison, New Jersey. It awarded 184 associates’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Middlesex County College also took the #1 spot in our “Best Physical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $10,981 for middle atlantic region associate degree physical sciences students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Middlesex County College.

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#2

LaGuardia Community College

Long Island City, New York
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend LaGuardia Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Long Island City, New York, this fairly large public school awarded 258 degrees to qualified associates’s physical sciences students in 2019-2020.

LaGuardia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Physical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for LaGuardia Community College is $12,640 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Physical Sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Borough of Manhattan Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Borough of Manhattan Community College is a public institution located in New York, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 103 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

BMCC also made our “Best Physical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $10,795 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Physical Sciences students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend BMCC.

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#4

Medgar Evers College

Brooklyn, New York
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Medgar Evers College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k 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 made our “Best Physical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for Medgar is $12,871 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Physical Sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#5

Community College of Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Community College of Philadelphia. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Community College of Philadelphia is a public institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 associates’s 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. It costs about $12,221 for middle atlantic region associate degree physical sciences students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Community College of Philadelphia.

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#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Rochester Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. RIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Rochester, New York. It awarded 2 associates’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

RIT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Physical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $32,287 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Physical Sciences students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Rochester Institute of Technology.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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%.

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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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