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2023 Best Value Biological & Physical Science Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$7,080 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$25,195 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Biological & Physical Science Associate Degree School for You

With 374 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, biological and physical science is the #52 most popular major in New Jersey.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Biological & Physical Science Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in New Jersey to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for biological science students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Biological & Physical Science Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Biological & Physical Science Associate Degree Colleges.

Best New Jersey Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Biological & Physical Science

Our 2023 rankings named Thomas Edison State University the best value school in New Jersey for biological and physical science students working on their associate degree. TESU is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Trenton.

TESU undergraduate students pay an average of $7,182 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that biological science majors at TESU take out while working on their Associate Degree is $16,125.

TESU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Biological & Physical Science Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey list.

Read full report on Biological & Physical Science at Thomas Edison State University

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Sussex County Community College is a great value for biological and physical science students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Newton, Sussex County Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Sussex County Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,080 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that biological science majors at Sussex County Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $10,040.

Read full report on Biological & Physical Science at Sussex County Community College

Best Value Biological & Physical Science Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Biological & Physical Science Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 329
New York 322
Maryland 73
District of Columbia 36

Biological & Physical Science is one of 44 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 34,975
Interdisciplinary Studies 9,074
International Studies 7,368
Nutrition Science 5,330
Behavioral Science 4,169

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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