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2023 Best Physical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

4 Colleges
$20,992 Avg Salary
$10,977 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Physical Sciences Associate Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, physical sciences was ranked #19 in the country. In fact 50,306 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Physical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Southwest Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Physical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Physical Sciences Associate Degree Colleges.

Top Southwest Region Schools for an Associate in Physical Sciences

Our analysis found University of New Mexico - Taos Campus to be the best school for physical sciences students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the rural area of Ranchos de Taos, UNM Taos is a public college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Valencia County Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Physical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UNM Valencia is a small public school located in the rural area of Los Lunas.

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The excellent associate degree programs at University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best physical sciences schools in the Southwest Region . UNM Gallup is a small public school located in the rural area of Gallup.

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The excellent associate degree programs at University of New Mexico - Los Alamos Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best physical sciences schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the distant town of Los Alamos, UNM Los Alamos is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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Best Physical Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best physical sciences schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 1,469
Texas 2,811
New Mexico 288
Oklahoma 558

Physical Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Chemistry 21,239
Physics 13,674
Geological & Earth Sciences 7,821
General Physical Sciences 3,823
Astronomy & Astrophysics 1,375
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 1,140
Materials Sciences 658
Other Physical Science 538
Physics and Astronomy 38

Majors Similar to Physical Sciences

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 254,454
Engineering 198,468
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Engineering Technologies 85,188
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 NASA.

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