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Most Popular Online Biological & Physical Science Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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2023 Most Popular Online Biological & Physical Science Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2 Colleges
$25,195 Avg Salary
$8,762 Avg Student Debt

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, biological and physical science was ranked #38 in the country. In fact 30,075 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Biological & Physical Science Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which online associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for biological science majors pursuing an online associate degree.

#1

Waubonsee Community College

Sugar Grove, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Waubonsee Community College the most popular online school in the Great Lakes Region for biological and physical science students working on their associate degree. Waubonsee is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Sugar Grove.

About 57% of the students majoring in biological science at the school are women while 43% are male.

On average, biological science graduates from Waubonsee take out $9,909 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Read full report on Biological & Physical Science at Waubonsee Community College

Out of the 2 online programs at schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Heartland Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Heartland Community College is a small public school located in the midsize suburb of Normal.

Women make up 45% of the biological science majors at the school.

On average, biological science graduates from Heartland Community College take out $12,027 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Explore the most popular online biological and physical science schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 87
Ohio 9
Illinois 4,791
Indiana 118
Wisconsin 19

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One of 44 majors within the area of study, biological and physical science has other similar majors worth exploring.

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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