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2023 Most Popular Natural Sciences Associate Degree Schools

33 Colleges
$29,303 Avg Salary
$11,253 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Natural Sciences Associate Degree School for You

Natural Sciences is the #213 most popular major in the country with 2,214 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Natural Sciences Associate Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 33 schools in the United States to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Natural Sciences program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for natural sciences majors pursuing a associate degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Kapiolani Community College the most popular school in the United States for natural sciences students working on their associate degree. Kapiolani CC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Honolulu.

Of the 95 students majoring in natural sciences at Kapiolani CC, 62% are male and 38% are female.

While working on their Associate Degree, natural sciences majors at Kapiolani CC accumulate an average of around $12,892 in student debt.

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#2

Lee College

Baytown, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lee College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Natural Sciences Associate Degree Schools list. Lee College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Baytown.

Of the 88 students majoring in natural sciences at Lee College, 11% are male and 89% are female.

Natural Sciences majors at Lee College take out an average of $14,982 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Bossier Parish Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular natural sciences schools in the United States. Bossier Parish Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Bossier City.

Of the 63 students majoring in natural sciences at Bossier Parish Community College, 21% are male and 79% are female.

The average amount in student loans that natural sciences majors at Bossier Parish Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $23,752.

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#4

Leeward Community College

Pearl City, HI

The in-demand associate degree programs at Leeward Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular natural sciences schools in the United States. Leeward CC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Pearl City.

Women make up 28% of the natural sciences majors at the school.

After completing their Associate Degree, natural sciences graduates from Leeward CC carry an average student debt load of $14,717.

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#5

College of the Mainland

Texas City, TX

The in-demand associate degree programs at College of the Mainland helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular natural sciences schools in the United States. Located in the midsize suburb of Texas City, COM is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 27 students majoring in natural sciences at COM, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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#6

Erie Community College

Buffalo, NY

Erie Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for natural sciences students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Erie Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Buffalo.

Of the 22 students majoring in natural sciences at Erie Community College, 32% are male and 68% are female.

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University of Alaska Fairbanks did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for natural sciences students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the small suburb of Fairbanks, UAF is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 57% of the natural sciences majors at the school.

On average, natural sciences graduates from UAF take out $12,430 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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University of Hawaii Maui College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Natural Sciences Associate Degree Schools list. UH Maui College is a small public school located in the city of Kahului.

Women make up 71% of the natural sciences majors at the school.

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Windward Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree natural sciences programs. Windward CC is a small public school located in the suburb of Kaneohe.

About 36% of the students majoring in natural sciences at the school are women while 64% are male.

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New England
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Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Natural Sciences is one of 44 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Natural Sciences

Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 34,975
Biological & Physical Science 30,075
Interdisciplinary Studies 9,074
International Studies 7,368
Nutrition Science 5,330

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Agsftw.

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