2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$21,038
Avg Salary
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 49,473 people earned their degree in physical sciences, making the major the 19th most popular in the United States. In , physical sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $40,118 and had an average of $21,983 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 9,618 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,848 and $21,493 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 192 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,020 and $16,931 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 14 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in physical sciences. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in physical sciences.
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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region”.
Top 14 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences in the Southeast Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Richard Bland College of William and Mary. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region. This small school is located in South Prince George, Virginia, and it awarded 132 associates’s physical sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full RBC Physical Sciences Report
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, East Georgia State College landed the #2 spot on the list. East Georgia State College is a public institution located in Swainsboro, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Read more about Physical Sciences at East Georgia State College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Andrew College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region. This small school is located in Cuthbert, Georgia, and it awarded 0 associates’s physical sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Andrew College Physical Sciences Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a public institution located in Perkinston, Mississippi. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 31 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Holmes Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Holmes Community College is a small public school situated in Goodman, Mississippi. It awarded 4 associates’s physical sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
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Itawamba Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. ICC is a small school located in Fulton, Mississippi that handed out 1 associates’s physical sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Physical Sciences at Itawamba Community College
Gordon State College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Gordon State College is a small public school situated in Barnesville, Georgia. It awarded 5 associates’s physical sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Copiah-Lincoln Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Copiah-Lincoln Community College is a small school located in Wesson, Mississippi that handed out 6 associates’s physical sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
Full Copiah-Lincoln Community College Physical Sciences Report
Mississippi Delta Community College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Mississippi Delta Community College is a public institution located in Moorhead, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Read more about Physical Sciences at Mississippi Delta Community College
With a ranking of #10, East Mississippi Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. EMCC is located in Scooba, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 7 associates’s physical sciences degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Physical Sciences at East Mississippi Community College
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. This medium-sized school is located in Magnolia, Arkansas, and it awarded 2 associates’s physical sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
Full Southern Arkansas University Main Campus Physical Sciences Report
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff is a small public school situated in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. It awarded 11 associates’s physical sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Physical Sciences at UAPB
Thomas More University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Crestview Hills, Kentucky, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s physical sciences students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Physical Sciences at Thomas More University
Augusta Technical College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Augusta Technical College is a small public school situated in Augusta, Georgia. It awarded 0 associates’s physical sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
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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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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